Salicornioideae Ulbr. (1934)

Kuehn, U., 1993, Chenopodiaceae, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, pp. 253-281 : 271

II. Subfam. Salicornioideae Ulbr. (1934)

Plants succulent; stems often articulate. Leaves reduced. Flowers usually in groups of 3 sunken into cavities in the axis of spiciform inflorescences; perianth often 2-4-lobed; embryo annular or curved, rarely straight.