''Arthrocaulon'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to 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 it ...
.
Its native range is
Macaronesia, Mediterranean to
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
and Senegal, Angola.
Species:
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Arthrocaulon franzii''
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Arthrocaulon macrostachyum
''Arthrocaulon macrostachyum'', synonym ''Arthrocnemum macrostachyum'', is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and parts of the Middle East, where it grows i ...
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Arthrocaulon meridionalis
''Arthrocaulon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.
Its native range is Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Arabian Peninsula and Senegal, Angola.
Species:
*'' Arthrocaulon franzii''
*''Arthrocaulon macrostachyum ...
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References
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Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae genera