''Caroxylon'' is a genus of shrubby flowering plants in the family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making i ...
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found in drier areas of the Old World, including southern Africa, Madagascar, northern Africa, Mediterranean islands of Europe, the Canary Islands, Socotra, Ukraine, Russia, western Asia, Central Asia, India, western and northern China, and Mongolia.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Caroxylon abarghuense''
(Assadi) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon acocksii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon adiscum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon adversariifolium''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon aegaeum''
(Rech.f.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon aellenii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon agrigentinum''
(Guss.) C.Brullo, Brullo, Giusso, Guarino & Iamonico
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Caroxylon albidum''
(Botsch.) Theodorova
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Caroxylon albisepalum''
(Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon aphyllum
''Caroxylon aphyllum'' (commonly known as the ganna or kanna bush) is a small species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae.
It grows in the arid Karoo region of southern Africa. It typically grows in deep, dusty, saline soils, in valley bottoms ...
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(L.f.) Tzvelev
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Caroxylon apiciflorum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon apterygeum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon arabicum''
(Botsch.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon araneosum''
(Botsch.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon arboreum''
(C.A.Sm. ex Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon armatum''
(C.A.Sm. ex Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon aroabicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon atratum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon barbatum''
(Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon caffrum''
(Sparrm.) Mucina
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Caroxylon calluna''
(Drège ex C.H.Wright) Theodorova ex Mucina
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Caroxylon campylopterum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon carpathum''
(P.H.Davis) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon cauliflorum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon ceresicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon chorassanicum''
(Botsch.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon columnare''
(Botsch.) Theodorova
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Caroxylon contrariifolium
''Caroxylon'' is a genus of shrubby flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, found in drier areas of the Old World, including southern Africa, Madagascar, northern Africa, Mediterranean islands of Europe, the Canary Islands, Socotra, Ukraine ...
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(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon cryptopterum''
(Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon cyclophyllum''
(Baker) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon dealatum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon decussatum''
(C.A.Sm. ex Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon dendroides''
(Pall.) Tzvelev
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Caroxylon denudatum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon dinteri''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon divaricatum''
Moq.
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Caroxylon dolichostigmum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon dzhungaricum''
(Iljin) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon ericoides''
(M.Bieb.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon esterhuyseniae''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon etoshense''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon exalatum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon forcipitatum''
(Iljin) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon gaetulum''
(Maire) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon garubicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon geminiflorum''
(Fenzl ex C.H.Wright) Mucina
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Caroxylon gemmascens''
(Pall.) Tzvelev
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Caroxylon gemmatum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon gemmiferum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon gemmiparum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon genistoides''
(Juss. ex Poir.) Pau
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Caroxylon giessii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon glabrescens''
(Burtt Davy) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon glabrum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon henriciae''
(I.Verd.) Mucina
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Caroxylon hoanibicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon hottentotticum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon huabicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon humifusum''
(C.A.Sm. ex A.E.Brueckner) Theodorova
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Caroxylon iljinii''
(Botsch.) Akhani
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Caroxylon imbricatum
''Caroxylon imbricatum'', synonym ''Salsola imbricata'', is a small species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. It grows in deserts and arid regions of north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Asia.
Description
''Caroxylon imbrica ...
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(Forssk.) Moq.
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Caroxylon inapertum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon incanescens''
(C.A.Mey.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon inerme''
(Forssk.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon jordanicola''
(Eig) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon kalaharicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon kleinfonteini''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon koichabicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon laricinum''
(Pall.) Tzvelev
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Caroxylon littoralis''
(Moq.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon marginatum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon melananthum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon merxmuelleri''
(Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon micrantherum''
(Botsch.) Sukhor.
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Caroxylon microtrichum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon minutifolium''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon mirabile''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon namaqualandicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon namibicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon nigrescens''
(C.A.Sm. ex I.Verd.) Mucina
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Caroxylon nitrarium''
(Pall.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon nodulosum''
Moq.
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Caroxylon nollothense''
(Aellen) Mucina
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Caroxylon okaukuejense''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon omaruruense''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon orientale''
(S.G.Gmel.) Tzvelev
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Caroxylon parviflorum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon passerinum''
(Bunge) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon patentipilosum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon pearsonii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon persicum''
(Bunge ex Boiss.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon phillipsii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon pillansii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon procerum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon ptilopterum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon pulvinatum''
(Botsch.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon rabieanum''
(C.A.Sm. ex I.Verd.) Mucina
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Caroxylon robinsonii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon roshevitzii''
(Iljin) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon ruschii''
(Aellen) Mucinav
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Caroxylon schreiberae''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon scleranthum''
(C.A.Mey.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon scopiforme''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon seminudum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon sericatum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon seydelii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon smithii''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon spenceri''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon spinescens''
(Moq.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon squarrosulum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon stenopterum''
(Wagenitz) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon swakopmundi''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon tetragonum''
(Delile) Moq.
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Caroxylon tetramerum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon tetrandrum''
(Forssk.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon tuberculatiforme''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon tuberculatum''
Moq.
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Caroxylon turkestanicum''
(Litv.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon ugabicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon unjabicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon verdoorniae''
(Toelken) Mucina
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Caroxylon vermiculatum
''Caroxylon vermiculatum'', commonly known as Mediterranean saltwort, is a perennial plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It has many synonyms, including ''Salsola vermiculata'' and ''Nitrosalsola vermiculata''. It is native to arid and semi-arid re ...
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(L.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon villosum''
(Schult.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon volkensii''
(Schweinf. & Asch.) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon warmbadicum''
(Botsch.) Mucina
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Caroxylon yazdianum''
(Assadi) Akhani & Roalson
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Caroxylon zeyheri''
Moq.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q17377591
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae genera