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HalocnemumM. Bieb. vegetation in the Mediterranean Basin
Edoardo BiondiSimona CasavecchiaPilar SorianoElena Estrellessubject
Mediterranean climatefood.ingredientPhytosociologyEcologyPlant ScienceVegetationMediterranean BasinfoodGeographyPlant morphologymedicineTaxonomy (biology)medicine.symptomHalocnemumEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsConfusiondescription
The aim of the article is the syntaxonomic interpretation of hyperhalophilous woody or semi-woody vegetation with Halocnemum M. Bieb. along the coasts of the Mediterranean Basin. For this area, the two species of Halocnemum, H. strobilaceum (Pall.) M. Bieb. and H. cruciatum (Forssk.) Tod. are identified; their morphological characteristics, synonymy and distribution are here described. The study carried out of particular aspects of the plant morphology and the micromorphological characteristics of the seeds collected from different places in the Mediterranean allows to better differentiate the two species. Vegetation studies already done in many communities of the Mediterranean by several authors threw into great confusion because only H. strobilacem has been recognized as a dominant species. As regards the syntaxonomic analyses of the vegetation, the authors refer to the proposals already made by various scientists for the vegetation of inland salt basins of Eurasia and the Irano-Anatolian area, who sugg...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-01 | Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology |