Eriochiton

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: Eriochiton

Species: E. sclerolaenoides
Name

Eriochiton (R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott, Feddes Repert. 89(2-3): 119. (1978)

Type species: Eriochiton sclerolaenoides (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex A.J.Scott

Synonyms

Basionym
Bassia sect. Eriochiton R.H.Anderson, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 48(3): 320. (1923)
Type: Bassia sclerolaenoides F.Muell.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

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

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

Scott, A.J. 1978. A revision of the Camphorosmoideae (Chenopodiaceae). Feddes Repertorium 89(2–3): 101–119. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19780890202 Reference page. : 119
Anderson, R.H. 1923. A revision of the Australian species of the genus Bassia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48(3): 317–355. BHL Reference page. : 320

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Eriochiton. 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 July 4. Reference page.
APNI - Australian Plant Name Index. 2017. Eriochiton. Accessed: 2017 March 27.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Eriochiton. Published online. Accessed: March 27 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Eriochiton in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 March 27.
Tropicos.org 2016. Eriochiton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 12 Feb. 2016.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eriochiton (Amaranthaceae).

Eriochiton is a genus of small shrub in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.[1][2] Species are endemic to Australia.

Description

Species have woolly branches. The leaves are linear, silky-woolly. Flowers are solitary in the axils, the perianth is 5-lobed. Fruiting perianth hardened, silky-woolly, with 5 spines and 5 erect wings arising from the base of the lobes. Seeds horizontal.[3]
Species

Species include:[4]

Eriochiton sclerolaenoides (F. Muell.) F.Muell. ex A.J. Scott[5]

References

"Eriochiton". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
Wilson, Paul G. (2020). "Eriochiton". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra.
Scott, A.J. (1978). "A revision of the Camphorosmoideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Feddes Repertorium. 89 (2–3): 101–119. doi:10.1002/fedr.19780890202.
"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved May 2, 2021.
Paczkowska, Grazyna (15 September 1995). "Eriochiton sclerolaenoides (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott Woolly Bindii". Western Australian Herbarium.