Chenopodium parabolicum

Chenopodium parabolicum[1] (Syn. Rhagodia parabolica), commonly known as fragrant saltbush or mealy saltbush, is a shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. The species is native to Australia.

Chenopodium parabolicum
Chenopodium parabolicum (left plant)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species:
C. parabolicum
Binomial name
Chenopodium parabolicum
(R.Br. ) S.Fuentes & Borsch
Synonyms

Rhagodia parabolica R.Br.

Chenopodium parabolicum.

The species was formally described in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae by botanist Robert Brown.[2] In 2012, after phylogenetical research, it was reclassified as a species of Chenopodium, and assigned the name Chenopodium parabolicum (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch.[1]

The species occurs in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[3]

References
  1. Susy Fuentes-Bazan, Guilhem Mansion, Thomas Borsch: Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol. 62, No. 1, 2012, ISSN 1055-7903, p. 372, DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.006
  2. "Rhagodia parabolica". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. Jacobs S.W.L. "Rhagodia parabolica R.Br". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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