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Salsola melitensis (Maltese Salt Tree) |
Salsola melitensis (AMARANTHACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Salsola melitensisBotschantzev | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
Darniella melitensis
(Botschantzev) Brullo
Synonym that was used for long in Malta:
Darniella melitensis
(Botsch.) Brullo
Full list of synonyms :
[Euro+Med]
[PlantList]
[IPNI]
[POWO]
[Catalogue of Life ]
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Plant Family : | Amaranthaceae
Juss. (The Amaranth Family)
42 species from the Amaranthaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Maltese Salt Tree | Maltese name(s) : | Xebb, Siġra tal-irmied | Status for Malta : | Endemic. Occurs only on the Maltese islands | Frequency : | Very Common Common
Frequent Scarce Rare
Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Nano-Phanerophyte (small trees to large shrubs)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: Regulation 26 of LN311/2006. (Strictly protected endemic species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Summer | Colour of Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Species endemic to the Maltese islands, not found in the rest of Europe |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Rupestral areas and sides of hill tops and escarpments, sometimes inland in rocky areas with Globigerina Limestone. |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
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