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17. Halopeplis Bunge in Linnaea. 28: 573. 1856; (nomen) ex Ung-Sternb. in Vers. Syst. Salicorn. 102. 1866; Boiss., Fl. Or. 4: 935. 1879; Kom., Fl. URSS 6: 169. 1936; Jafri & Rateeb in Jafri & EI - Gadi, FI. Libya 58: 48. 1978; Hedge in Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 172: 123. 1997.
Succulent annuals or perennials with alternate to sub-opposite fleshy sessile short, ovoid to sub-globular leaves. Inflorescence compact, spiciform, usually terminal. Flowers perfect or pistillate clustered in group of 3; perianth 3-merous, small, obconical, united almost completely; stamens 1 or 2 ; pistil with vertical ovary and 2 stigmas; utricle included, with membranous pericarp; seed ellipsoid with hook-shaped embryo.
3 species in the Mediterranean and Irano-Turanian region; only 1 species is recorded from Pakistan.
Lower Taxon
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