eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cressa
Species	cretica
Author	L.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	hydrohalophyte
Life form	Herbaceous perennial
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	850 mM
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites	Various
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	E6.2 Continental inland salt steppes A2.5 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds
Economic use	1000.0 DOMESTIC PRODUCTS 7000.0 MEDICAL
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Mediterranean region Irano-Turanian region Africa - east Cholistan Desert, Pakistan Arabian Seacoast around Karachi, Pakistan Azraq located 80 km southeast Amman, Jordan central part of the Adriatic Coast, Croatia
Miscellaneous notes	Grows as an annual in Croatia
References	Abideen, Z; Qasim, M; Rizvi, RF; Gul, B; Ansari, R; Khan, MA (2015) Oilseed halophytes: a potential source of biodiesel using saline degraded lands. BIOFUELS-UK. 6, 5-6, 241. -248. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica Salicornia fruticosa Aronson, J.A. (1982) Halophytes of Central America and the Caribbean Region. (see details) 8 Plants associated with this reference: Acacia jacquemontii Acacia leucophloea Calotropis procera Cressa cretica Halosarcia indica Haloxylon recurvum Salicornia brachiata Sporobolus helvola Frey, W., H. Kurschner and W. Stichler (1985) PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS AND ECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF HALOPHYTES FROM 4 LITTORAL SALT MARSHES (EGYPT SINAI, SAUDI-ARABIA, OMAN AND IRAN). Flora. 177, 1-2, 107-130. (see details) 8 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex farinosa Cressa cretica Cyperus conglomeratus Frankenia pulverulenta Limonium axillare Limonium pruinosum Spergularia diandra Suaeda pruinosa Gashgari, R; Gherbawy, Y; Ameen, F; Alsharari, S (2016) Molecular Characterization and Analysis of Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytic Fungi From Medicinal Plants in Saudi Arabia. JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY. 9, 1, (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica Gul, B., R. Ansari, T. J. Flowers and M. A. Khan (2013) Germination strategies of halophyte seeds under salinity. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 92, 4-18. (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Cressa cretica Halosarcia indica Hameed, M., M. Ashraf, F. Al-Quriany, T. Nawaz, M. S. A. Ahmad, A. Younis and N. Naz (2011) Medicinal flora of the Cholistan desert: a review. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 43, 39-50. (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Aerva javanica Cenchrus ciliaris Cressa cretica Hussain, S; Ahmed, E; Malik, A; Jabbar, A; Arshad, M (2005) Phytochemical studies on Cressa cretica. JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN. 27, 3, 296. -298. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica Khan, M. A., R. Ansari, B. Gul and W. Q. Li (2009) Dormancy and germination responses of halophyte seeds to the application of ethylene. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 332, 9, 806-815. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Cressa cretica Khan, MA; Aziz, S (1998) Some aspects of salinity, plant density, and nutrient effects on Cressa cretica L.. JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION. 21, 4, 769. -784. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica MEPHAM, RH; MEPHAM, JS (1985) THE FLORA OF TIDAL FORESTS - A RATIONALIZATION OF THE USE OF THE TERM MANGROVE. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 51, 2, 77. -99. (see details) 233 Plants associated with this reference: Aegialitis annulata Aegiceras corniculatum Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus massauensis Agropyron elongatum Amoora cucullata Arthrocnemum arbuscula Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum indicum Atriplex billardieri Atriplex paludosa Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex stipitata Avicennia africana Avicennia alba Avicennia balanophora Avicennia bicolor Avicennia germinans Avicennia lanata Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia schaueriana Avicennia tonduzii Barringtonia acutangula Barringtonia conoidea Barringtonia racemosa Bassia astrocarpa Bruguiera cylindrica Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Bruguiera hainesii Bruguiera sexangula Caesalpinia bonduc Calandrinia maritima Calophyllum inophyllum Calystegia sepium Carallia brachiata Cassytha filiformis Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina glauca Cerbera manghas Cerbera odollam Ceriops tagal Ceriops tagal var. australis Chenolea diffusa Chenopodium glaucum Clerodendron inerme Convolvulus sepium Cressa cretica Cymodocea angustata Cymodocea rotundata Cymodocea serrulata Cyperus papyrus Diospyros vaughaniae Diplachne fusca Diplolaena dampieri Dobera glabra Dolichandrone spathacea Drypetes karapinensis Enhalus acoroides Erythrina variegata Eugenia capensis Excoecaria agallocha Fagraea crenulata Ficus microcarpa Fissistigma manubriatum Gluta velutina Grewia tenax Guettarda speciosa Gynotroches axillaris Halocnemum strobilaceum Halodule pinifolia Halodule uninervis Halopeplis perfoliata Halophila decipiens Halophila hawaiiana Halophila minor Halophila spinulosa Halosarcia indica Heliotropium ovalifolium Hemichroa diandra Hemichroa pentandra Heritiera littoralis Hibiscus tiliaceus Hydrilla verticillata Hydrocotyle capillaris Hydrocotyle ovalis Hyphaene natalensis Hyphaene parvula Inocarpus edulis Inocarpus fagifer Intsia bijuga Intsia retusa Juncus maritimus Kandelia candel Kleinhovia hospita Licuala spinosa Limonium australe Limonium binervosum Limonium psilocladon Limonium ramosissimum Limonium salicorniacea Ludwigia adscendens Lumnitzera littorea Lumnitzera racemosa Lumnitzera racemosa Maireana brevifolia Melaleuca halmaturorum Millettia hemsleyana Monochoria hastata Myoporum insulare Myristica irya Najas browniana Najas marina Ochthocharis bornensis Ochthocharis javanica Oncosperma filamentosum Oncosperma horridum Osbornia octodonta Palaquium obovatum Pandanus affinis Pandanus helicopus Pandanus rivularis Pandanus rostratus Pandanus spiralis Paramignya angulata Parapholis incurva Pellacalyx axillaris Pemphis acidula Pentatropis spiralis Petunia parviflora Phoenix paludosa Phoenix reclinata Pholiurus incurvus Phragmites karka Pisonia aculeata Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polyalthia sclerophylla Polygonum maritimum Portulaca mundula Portulaca pilosa Posidonia oceanica Potamogeton crispus Potamogeton javanicus Potamogeton pusillus Puccinellia distans Puccinellia kurilensis Puccinellia rupestris Reederochloa eludens Rhizophora lamarckii Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora samoensis Rhizophora selala Ruppia cirrhosa Ruppia maritima Ruppia spiralis Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum robustum Saccharum spontaneum Sagina crassicaulis Sagina maritima Salicornia brachiata Salicornia meyeriana Salsola baryosma Salsola kali Salvadora angustifolia Salvadora oleoides Samolus junceus Samolus porosus Samolus repens Sapium indicum Sarcocornia blackiana Sarcocornia natalensis Sarcocornia perennis Sarcocornia pillansiae Sarcocornia pillansii Sarcocornia quinqueflora Scolopia macrophylla Scolopia zeyheri Selliera radicans Shirakiopsis indica Solanum halophilum Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia ovata Spartina foliosa Spartina maritima Spartina patens Spergularia rubra Spergularia salina Spinifex hirsutus Sporobolus consimilis Sporobolus micranthus Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus wrightii Stenotaphrum secundatum Sterculia africana Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Syringodium filiforme Syringodium isoetifolium Tamarix aravensis Tamarix gracilis Tamarix hampeana Tamarix karakalensis Tamarix komarovii Tamarix polystachya Tarenna fragrans Tecticornia australasica Terminalia catappa Thalassia hemprichii Thalassodendron ciliatum Theleophyton billardieri Thespesia acutiloba Thespesia lampas Thespesia populnea Thespesia populneoides Threlkeldia diffusa Tribulus cistoides Triglochin bulbosum Triglochin concinna Triglochin mucronatum Triumfetta procumbens Typha angustata Typha domingensis Typha orientalis Vitex clarkeana Voacanga papuana Voacanga thouarsii Xylocarpus australasicus Xylocarpus gangeticus Xylocarpus granatum Xylocarpus mekongensis Zygophyllum album MILENKO MILOVIC & LJERKA MARKOVIC (2003) CRESSA CRETICA L. (CONVOLVULACEAE) IN THE FLORA OF CROATIA. 12, 1, 9. -18. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica Crypsis aculeata Mohammed, S. and D. N. Sen (1990) GERMINATION BEHAVIOR OF SOME HALOPHYTES IN INDIAN DESERT. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 28, 6, 545-549. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica Trianthema triquetra Naz, N., M. Hameed, T. Nawaz, M. S. A. Ahmad and M. Ashraf (2013) Soil-Plant Relationships in the Arid Saline Desert of Cholistan. Arid Land Research and Management. 27, 2, 140-152. (see details) 9 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Cressa cretica Fagonia indica Haloxylon salicornicum Haloxylon stocksii Ochthochloa compressa Salsola imbricata Sporobolus ioclados Suaeda vermiculata Saxena, S. K and R. K Gupta (1972) Vegetation of Pachpadra Salt Basin in Western Rajasthan. Journal of Bombay Natural History. 70, 1, 104. -127. (see details) 7 Plants associated with this reference: Cressa cretica Salsola baryosma Spartina longispica Suaeda fruticosa Suaeda vermiculata Tephrosia purpurea Trianthema decandra Weiglin, C. and E. Winter (1991) LEAF STRUCTURES OF XEROHALOPHYTES FROM AN EAST JORDANIAN SALT PAN. Flora. 185, 6, 405-424. (see details) 11 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus littoralis Atriplex halimus Cressa cretica Frankenia hirsuta Nitraria retusa Phragmites australis Prosopis farcta Reaumuria alternifolia Salsola tetrandra Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix passerinoides

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