Tecticornia
Encyclopedia
Tecticornia is a genus of succulent
, salt tolerant
plant largely endemic
to Australia
. In 2007, the genus Halosarcia, along with three other Australian genera (Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia) was incorporated into
the genus.
Succulent plant
Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water-retaining plants adapted to arid climates or soil conditions. Succulent plants store water in their leaves, stems, and also in roots...
, salt tolerant
Halophyte
A halophyte is a plant that grows where it is affected by salinity in the root area or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora . Relatively few plant species are...
plant largely endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. In 2007, the genus Halosarcia, along with three other Australian genera (Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia) was incorporated into
the genus.
Species
Species include:- Tecticornia arborea Paul G.Wilson (Bulli Bulli)
- Tecticornia arbusculaTecticornia arbusculaTecticornia arbuscula ' is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia. It grows to 2 metres in height, with a spreading habit. It has succulent swollen branchlets with small leaf lobes....
(R.Br.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Shrubby Glasswort) - Tecticornia auriculata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia australasicaTecticornia australasicaTecticornia australasica also known as Grey samphire is found in intermittent patches across tropical coastal regions of Australia.-External links:*...
(Moq.) Paul G.Wilson - Tecticornia bibendaTecticornia bibendaTecticornia bibenda is a species of plant of the Salicornioideae family from Western Australia. Its segmented stem gives it an appearance similar to the Michelin Man. T. bibenda ranked tenth in the top species of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration....
K.A.Sheph. & S.J.van Leeuwen - Tecticornia bulbosa (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & PaulG.Wilson (Large-articled Samphire) - Inland growing plant found in Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
and listed as being vulnerableEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places...
to extinctionExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
. - Tecticornia calyptrata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson - a divaricately branched shrub ranging to 1 metre in height. Found across Western Australia in both sandy and clay soils, salt lakes, and salineSoil salinationSoil salinity is the salt content in the soil.- Causes of soil salinity :Salt-affected soils are caused by excess accumulation of salts, typically most pronounced at the soil surface. Salts can be transported to the soil surface by capillary transport from a salt laden water table and then...
claypans. - Tecticornia chartacea (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia cupuliformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia disarticulata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia doleiformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia entrichoma (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia fimbriata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia flabelliformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Bead Samphire or Bead Glasswort) - a woody, perennial, salt-tolerant plant growing up to 20 centimetres high in saltmarshes associated with salt lakes and saline flats and usually in monospecific patches. It is a deciduousDeciduousDeciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
shrub with fleshy branches, flowering and fruiting from January to May. T. flabelliformis is found in South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and Western Australia with most of the population in South Australia. It is nationally listed as being vulnerable to extinction, with state by state listings as vulnerable in South Australia, threatened in Victoria and poorly known in Western Australia. (Eyelash Samphire) - Tecticornia fontinalis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia halocnemoidesTecticornia halocnemoidesTecticornia halocnemoides, commonly known as Shrubby Samphire or Grey Glasswort, is a species of succulent, salt tolerant plant endemic to Australia. It grows as a spreading or erect shrub up to fifty centimetres high...
(Nees) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Shrubby Samphire or Grey Glasswort) - Tecticornia indica (Willd.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson - has several subspecies
- Tecticornia laevigata K.A.Sheph.
- Tecticornia lepidosperma (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia leptoclada (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia lylei (Ewart & Jean White) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia mellaria K.A.Sheph.
- Tecticornia medullosa (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia moniliformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia nitida (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia peltata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia pergranulataTecticornia pergranulataTecticornia pergranulata is a succulent halophyte plant species in the Amaranthaceae family, native to Australia...
(J.M.Black) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Samphire, Blackseed Glasswort or Blackseed Samphire) - found inland across much of Australia and, less often, in coastal saline areas. - Tecticornia pluriflora (Paul G. Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia pruinosa (Paulsen) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia pterygosperma (J.M.Black) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia syncarpa (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia tenuis (Benth.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia triandra (F.Muell.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia undulata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
- Tecticornia uniflora (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Mat Samphire)
- Tecticornia verrucosa Paul G.Wilson