Chenopodiaceae

Pollen morphological studies in subfamily Suaedoideae (Chenopodiaceae)

“…The majority of Chenopodiaceae species are adapted to saline, hypersaline, xerophytic and xerohalophytic communities or ruderal habitats (Hedge et al, 1997;Kühn et al, 1993). The family is very close to Amaranthaceae, and some authors have demonstrated monophyly between the two families in their molecular studies, and have included Chenopodiaceae within a broader circumscription of Amaranthaceae (e.g., Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, 1998Group, , 2003Cuénod et al, 2002;Judd et al, 2008).…”

A synopsis ofChenopodiaceaesubfam.Betoideaeand notes on the taxonomy ofBeta

“…(2006), including all genera of the subfamily in its traditional circumscription (Ulbrich 1934, Kühn & al. 1993) and representatives of all sections of Beta, and using the same cpDNA markers as in the aforementioned family-wide studies plus the trnL intron and ITS as more variable markers, clearly showed that Betoideae are monophyletic and comprise Beta, Patellifolia A. J.…”

Epidermal Micro-Morphological Study on Stems of Members of the Family Chenopodiaceae

“…These epidermal characters can reflect the relationships between habitat and phytogenetics of the plants (Liu, 2006). Chenopodiaceae Vent., commonly known as Goosefoot family, is cosmopolitan, especially diverse in arid, semi-arid, saline and hypersaline ecosystems (Kuhn et al, 1993;Hedge et al, 1997). Members of the family Chenopodiaceae are represented in the flora of Saudi Arabia by 74 species belonging to 23 genera which grow in many regions (Chaudhary, 1999), with Qassim Region accommodating a considerable number (Al-Turki, 1997).…”

“…These Chenopodiaceous stem characters show a great plasticity and variability according to the environmental conditions, and exhibits distinct structural adaptations (Kuhn et al, 1993). The primary objective of the present study is to investigate epidermal micro-morphological characters of stems of various members of the family Chenopodiaceae using SEM, in an attempt to understand their structural characteristics and to evaluate their taxonomic significance.…”