Polycnemum Explained

Polycnemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae, native to central, eastern and southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, and Central Asia. Basal in its clade, it has been suggested that it be given its own family, Polycnemaceae.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Polycnemum arvense L.
• Polycnemum fontanesii Durieu & Moq.
• Polycnemum heuffelii Láng
• Polycnemum majus A.Braun ex Bogenh.
• Polycnemum perenne Litv.
• Polycnemum verrucosum Láng

Notes and References

1. Veselova . Tatiana D. . Dzhalilova . Khalima Kh. . Timonin . Alexander C. . 1 December 2016 . Embryology of Polycnemum arvense L. (lower core Caryophyllales) . Wulfenia . 23 . 221–240 .
2. Web site: Polycnemum L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 25 July 2020 .