Suaeda monoica explained

Suaeda monoica is a species of flowering plant in the sea-blite genus Suaeda, largely native to the shores of the Indian Ocean from South Africa to Sri Lanka, and salty areas inland.[1] It has been introduced in Argentina.[1] It exhibits phenotypic plasticity, with leaves that are much more succulent when grown under higher salinity conditions.[2] Its leaves are edible, and it is used as an animal fodder plant where it grows.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suaeda monoica Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 23 December 2020 .
  2. Responses of Atriplex spongiosa and Suaeda monoica to Salinity . 1979 . Storey . Richard . Jones . R. Gareth Wyn . Plant Physiology . 63 . 1 . 156–162 . 10.1104/pp.63.1.156 . 16660671 . 542787 .
  3. Book: CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology . Quattrocchi . Umberto . 2012 . 3611 . 9781482250640 .

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