Enchylaena

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: Camphorosmoideae
Tribus: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Enchylaena

Species: E. lanata – E. tomentosa

Names in synonymy: E. aegyptiaca – E. borysthenis – E. brevifolia – E. decalvans – E. falcatula – E. marginata – E. micrantha – E. microphylla – E. paradoxa – E. patens – E. physophora – E. pubescens – E. tamariscina – E. villosa
Name

Enchylaena R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 407. (1810)

Type: Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br. (Lectotype designated by Wilson, P.G. 1984. Chenopodiaceae. Fl. Australia 4: 213.)

According to Cabrera et al. 2009, this genus should be included in Maireana.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
Australia: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 407.

Additional references

Wilson, P.G. 1984. Chenopodiaceae. In George, A.S. (ed.) 1984. Flora of Australia 4. (link with PDF download) Reference page. : 172.
Cabrera, J., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Kadereit, G. 2009. Phylogeny of the Australian Camphorosmeae (Chenopodiaceae) and the taxonomic significance of the fruiting perianth. In: International Journal of Plant Sciences 170(4): 505–521. DOI: 10.1086/597267 Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Enchylaena. 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 online. Accessed: 2018 July 4. Reference page.
Autralian Plant Names Index APNI. 2018. Enchylaena. Accessed: 2018 July 4.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Enchylaena. Published online. Accessed: March 2 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Enchylaena in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 March 2.
Tropicos.org 2017. Enchylaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 March 2017.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Enchylaena. .

Vernacular names
English: Barrier Saltbushes

Enchylaena is a genus of two species of small perennial shrubs endemic to Australia. Plants of this genus are commonly known as barrier saltbushes.

The genus was published by Robert Brown in 1810, along with the species Enchylaena tomentosa. A number of putative species have been published since then, but all bar one have been transferred into other genera, or given synonymy with E. tomentosa. The exception is Enchylaena lanata, published by Paul G. Wilson in 1984.

Species List:

Enchylaena lanata
Enchylaena tomentosa

Distribution

Enchylaena tomentosa is widely distributed throughout Australia. E. lanata is endemic to Western Australia.
References

Wilson, Paul G. "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia. Vol. IV. p. 172.
"Enchylaena R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
"Enchylaena". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.