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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Tecticornia indica.jpg
| image = Tecticornia indica.jpg
| image2 = Tecticornia indica subsp. bidens - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| genus = Tecticornia
| unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| species = indica
| unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
| authority = ([[Carl Ludwig Willdenow|Willd.]]) [[Kelly Anne Shepherd|K.A.Sheph.]] & [[Paul Graham Wilson|Paul G.Wilson]]
| unranked_ordo = [[Core eudicots]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Amaranthaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Salicornioideae]]
| genus = ''[[Tecticornia ]]''
| species = '''''T. indica'''''
| binomial = ''Tecticornia indica''
| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Ludwig Willdenow|Willd.]]) [[Kelly Anne Shepherd|K.A.Sheph.]] & [[Paul Graham Wilson|Paul G.Wilson]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref>[https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/name/apni/207098/api/apni-format ''Tecticornia indica'' at APNI - Australian Plant Name Index ]</ref>
| synonyms_ref = <ref>[https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/name/apni/207098/api/apni-format ''Tecticornia indica'' at APNI - Australian Plant Name Index ]</ref>
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'''''Tecticornia indica''''' is a species of plant that is succulent and [[halophyte]] (salt tolerant) which grows in salt marshes on tropical areas of the world. This plant belongs to the [[Chenopodiaceae]], which are now included in [[Amaranthaceae]] family.
'''''Tecticornia indica''''' is a species of plant that is succulent and [[halophyte]] (salt tolerant) which grows in salt marshes on tropical areas of the world. This plant belongs to the [[Chenopodiaceae]], which are now included in family [[Amaranthaceae]].


These plants lack leaves. Stem & branches are modified as main photosynthetic structures. The Stem is jointed. Flowers are said to be fine and present in scales. The fruit of this plant is round and green. Capsule is hard and it contains many seeds that are hairy. The seeds are dimorphic.
These plants lack leaves. Stem & branches are modified as main photosynthetic structures. The Stem is jointed. Flowers are said to be fine and present in scales. The fruit of this plant is round and green. Capsule is hard and it contains many seeds that are hairy. The seeds are dimorphic.

The [[Walmajarri language|Walmajarri]] people of the southern [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] call this plant ''Mungily''.<ref>{{Cite Q|Q106088428 |pages=87}}</ref>


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* [http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/issues/biy-06-30-4/biy-30-4-1-0606-13.pdf]
*{{cite journal |title=Biochemical Responses of Dimorphic Seeds of Arthrocnemum indicum Willd. during Germination, Inhibition, and Alleviation under Saline and Non-Saline Conditions |journal=Turkish Journal of Biology |volume=30 |date=2006 |pages=185–193 |url=http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/issues/biy-06-30-4/biy-30-4-1-0606-13.pdf |author=Siddiqui, Z.S.}}


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Latest revision as of 21:24, 9 April 2024

Tecticornia indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Tecticornia
Species:
T. indica
Binomial name
Tecticornia indica
Synonyms[1]

Tecticornia indica is a species of plant that is succulent and halophyte (salt tolerant) which grows in salt marshes on tropical areas of the world. This plant belongs to the Chenopodiaceae, which are now included in family Amaranthaceae.

These plants lack leaves. Stem & branches are modified as main photosynthetic structures. The Stem is jointed. Flowers are said to be fine and present in scales. The fruit of this plant is round and green. Capsule is hard and it contains many seeds that are hairy. The seeds are dimorphic.

The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call this plant Mungily.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tecticornia indica at APNI - Australian Plant Name Index
  2. ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 87. Wikidata Q106088428.

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