Chionothrix

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Chionothrix

Species: C. latifolia – C. somalensis
Name

Chionothrix Hook.f., Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(1): 33. (1880)

Type species: Chionothrix somalensis {S.Moore) Hook.f.

References
Primary references

Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1880. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 3, pars 1, sistens Dicotyledonum Monochlamydearum ordines XXXVI (Nyctagnieas – Ceratophylleas) et Gymnospermearum ordines III (Gnetaceas – Cycadaceas). A. Black, 459 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 33

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Chionothrix. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chionothrix. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 22 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chionothrix in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Chionothrix. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jul. 2019.

Chionothrix is a genus of plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae and is found in Africa distributed in north-east tropical Africa.[1]

The genus has 2 accepted species:[2]

Chionothrix latifolia Rendle
Chionothrix somalensis (S.Moore) Hook.fil.

References

"Chionothrix Hook.f." Plants of the World Online Kew Science, retrieved 18 June 2020.
"Catalogue of Life - 2020-04-16 Beta". Catalogue of Life, retrieved 18 June 2020.