Chenopodioideae

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 : 265

I. Subfam. Chenopodioideae

Leaves well developed. Inflorescences mostly richly flowered, paniculate; perianth lobes usually 5, not or rarely modified in fruit. Fruits surrounded by the persistent perianth or by bracteoles; embryo annular or curved.