Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Halosarcia nitida
Chenopodiaceae Vent.
Halosarcia nitida Paul G.Wilson , legitimate, scientific
Wilson, Paul G. (24 July 1980), A revision of the Australian species of Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 3(1): 38-39, Map 19 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "South Australia, between Lake Torrens and Lake Gairdner; at the channel at the south-eastern end of Pernatty Lagoon; 23 Oct. 1966, Hj. Eichler 18855 (AD 96650459)."
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet alludes to the glossy appearance of the plant when fresh."
Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 287, Map 415 [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: SA, Vic
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 189 [secondary reference]
common name: Shining Glasswort [n/a]
Shepherd, K.A. & Wilson, Paul G. (5 September 2007), Incorporation of the Australian genera Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia into Tecticornia (Salicornioideae, Chenopodiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(4): 327 [basionym]
basionym of: Tecticornia nitida (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson legitimate