Agriophyllum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Corispermoideae
Tribus: Corispermeae
Genus: Agriophyllum

Species: A. lateriflorum – A. latifolium – A. minus – A. montasirii – A. paletzkianum – A. squarrosum

Names in synonymy: A. arenarium – A. gobicum – A. mongolicum – A. pungens – A. tournefortii

Name

Agriophyllum M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 6. (1819)

Type: Agriophyllum arenarium M.Bieb. (= Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq.)

References
Primary references

Bieberstein, F.A.M.v. 1819. Flora Taurico-Caucasica. Tomus 3. Supplementum, continens plantas phaenogamas, per Tauriam utque Caucasum, post edita priore volumine detectas, et in pristinas animadversiones. 655 pp., Charkouiae [Kharkov], Typis Academicis. BHL Reference page. : 6

Additional references

Gelin Zhu, Mosyakin, S.L. & Clemants, S.E. Agriophyllum in
'eFloras 2008. Agriophyllum in Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Hedge, I.C. 1997. Agriophyllum. In:
Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. 1997. Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.): Flora Iranica Vol. 172. 371 pp., 212 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. : 114–117.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Agriophyllum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 5. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Agriophyllum. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 18 2016.
Tropicos.org 2016. Agriophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 18 Feb. 2016.
The Plant List 2013. Agriophyllum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Feb. 18.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Agriophyllum.

Vernacular names
azərbaycanca: Dikyarpaq
қазақша: Құмаршық
русский: Кумарчик, Катун, Киргизское пшено
oʻzbekcha/ўзбекча: Qumarchiq
中文: 沙蓬属

Agriophyllum is a genus of flowering plants of the family Amaranthaceae, native to arid regions of Asia with a few occurrences in Eastern Europe. Reaching at most 1 m, they are valuable as fodder and for wind‑blown soil capture.

In Kazakhstan, it is known as "kumarshyk". Scientists from the Atyrau Region patented a drink combining kumarshyk with camel's milk that's undergone lactic acid fermentation.[2] In 2021, author Murat Bektenov, who is from the Ryn Desert region, published a book named after the plant. The book outlines how kumarshyk was used for sustenance by Kazakhs during times of war and famine. Like wheat, kumarshyk seeds can be roasted, milled, baked, or even made into porridge.[3]
Species

Species currently accepted by The Plant List[4] are as follows:

Agriophyllum lateriflorum (Lam.) Moq.
Agriophyllum latifolium Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Agriophyllum montasirii El Gazzar
Agriophyllum paletzkianum Litv.
Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq.

References

Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 6.
https://pricom.kz/zdorovie/kumarshyk-teper-i-v-stakane.html
https://zh-shugylasy.kz/zhanalyqtar/qogam/zhazushy-m-rat-bektenovty-marshy-kitabyny-t-saukeser-r-simi-tti.html
"Agriophyllum". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 4 December 2019.