Haloxylon

Translingual

Haloxylon ammodendron

Etymology

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Proper noun

Haloxylon n

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – the saxauls, which grow in sandy environments from Egypt to western China.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Salsoloideae - subfamily; Salsoleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(saxaul): Haloxylon ammodendron (black saxaul) - type species; Haloxylon persicum white saxaul – selected other species

References

Haloxylon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Haloxylon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Haloxylon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Haloxylon at the Catalogue of Life
Haloxylon at Encyclopedia of Life
Haloxylon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Amaranthaceae at APWeb
Haloxylon at The Plant List

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