Tegicornia R G. Wilson

Kühn, U., 1993, Chenopodiaceae, Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J. G. & Bittrich, V. (Editors). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 253-281 : 274

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Tegicornia R G. Wilson
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57. Tegicornia R G. Wilson

Tegicornia R G. Wilson, Nuytsia 3: 25 (1980)

Succulent dioecious herb. Leaf blades minute. Flowers solitary in the axil of the stem leaves; perianth 3-lobed; staminate flowers with 1 abaxial stamen and vestigial ovary; pistillate flower without staminode. Seed coat crustaceous; embryo curved; perisperm present, lateral. One sp., T. uniflora RG.Wilson , W Australia. Very similar to Halosarciu; generic rank questionable.