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Tecticornia globulifera and T. medusa (subfamily Salicornioideae: Chenopodiaceae), two new priority samphires from the Fortescue Marsh in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Salt lakes are common across inland Australia but within the Pilbara region, in the north west of Western Australia, saline habitats are infrequent.Fortescue Marsh is the predominant saline system in this region and two new species of conservation interest have been found to occur only on the Marsh and Weelarrana Lake south of Newman.Tecticornia globulifera K.A.Sheph.sp.nov.and T. medusa K.A.Sheph.& S.J.van Leeuwen sp.nov.are formally named and described herein.Images of these new species and a distribution map arc included.

Source: Telopea

DOI: 10.7751/telopea20116026

Authors: Kelly Shepherd, Stephen van Leeuwen

Institutions: The University of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia

Language: English

Topic: Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2188486137

FWCI: 0.755

Cites: 9

Cited by: 9

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