Familia:Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus:Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia:Suaedoideae
Tribus:Suaedeae
Genus:Suaeda
Subgenus:Suaeda subg.Suaeda
Sectio:Suaeda sect.Salsina
Species:Suaeda nigra

Varieties:S. n. var. nigra –S. n. var. ramosissima

Suaeda nigra (Raf.)J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 50. (1918)

• Basionym
  • Chenopodium nigrumRaf., Atlantic J. 1(4): 146. (1832)
• Homotypic
  • Dondia nigra (Raf.)Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 89. (1916)
• Heterotypic (ref.Ferren &Schenk 2008, Tropicos,Hassler 2019)
  • Suaeda duripesI.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 231. (1943)
    • Type: USA: Texas: Pecos River, salt soil. Nov 1850,George Thurber 114. Holotype: GHGH00037232.
  • Suaeda intermediaS.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 296 (-297). (1879)
    • Type: USA: Utah: central Utah; 1875;C.C. Parry 84. Lectotype: GHGH00037235.
  • Dondia intermedia (S.Watson)A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
  • Chenopodina moquiniiTorr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 7: 18 (1856)
  • Suaeda moquinii (Torr.)Greene, Pittonia 1(17): 264. (1889)
  • Dondia moquinii (Torr.)A. Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 34(5): 363. (1902)
  • Suaeda nigrescensI.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 228. (1943)
    • Type: Mexico: Coahuila: La Ventura; 12 Sep 1938,Johnston 7650. Holotype: GHGH00037237.
  • Suaeda suffrutescensS.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
    • Type: Rio Grande. 6 Oct 1846;W.H. Emory s.n.; Lectotype (designated by Lundell, Fl. Texas, 1969.): NYNY00324410.
  • Dondia suffrutescens (S.Watson)A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
  • Suaeda suffrutescens var.detonsaI.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 230. (1943)
    • Type: Mexico: 3 mi W of Cuatro Cienegas, saline flats, loosely and widely branched, 1-5 ft tall, frequently supported by other bushes. ; 24-26 Aug 1938,Johnston 7128. Holotypes: GHGH00037247,GH00037248.
  • Chenopodium maritimumTorr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 239. (1828), nom. illeg. (later homonym ofChenopodium maritimum L. 1753), replaced bySuaeda torreyana
    • Type: Stansbury Expedition s.n.; 30 May 1850; USA: Utah: mountains on west shore of the Great Salt Lake. Lectotype: NY (designated by Lundell, Fl. Texas, 1969).
  • Suaeda torreyanaS.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
  • Dondia torreyana (S.Watson)Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 90. (1916)
• (ref.Hassler 2019)
  • Dondia multifloraA. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898), nom. illeg. superfl. forSuaeda torreyana
  • Suaeda fruticosa sensuHook. &Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.387. (1840), misapplied name
• (+ ref.Govaerts 2019)
  • Suaeda diffusaS.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
  • Dondia diffusa ((S.Watson)A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)

• for var.ramosissima
  • Dondia ramosissimaStandl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 91. (1916)
    • Type: USA: Arizona: Lees Ferry, 24 Aug 1909,E.W. Nelson 62; Holotype: US-564515.
  • Suaeda ramosissima (Standl.)I.M.Johnst., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 12: 1017. (1924)
  • Suaeda torreyana var.ramosissima (Standl.)Munz, Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 144. (1935)

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• Heller, A.A. 1898.Catalogue of North American Plants North of Mexico, exclusive of the lower cryptogams.BHLReference page. :3
• Johnston, I.M. 1943. Noteworthy species from Mexico and adjacent United States, I.Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 24(2): 227–236.JSTORBHLReference page. :228,230,231
• Macbride, J.F. 1918. Various American Spermatophytes, new or transferred.Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 56: 50–61.BHLReference page. :50
• Nelson, A. 1902. Contributions from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. IV.Botanical Gazette 34(5): 355–371.BHLReference page. :363
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1832–1833.Atlantic Journal, and Friend of Knowledge. Philadelphia.BHLReference page.  1(4):146
• Standley, P.C. 1916. Chenopodiaceae. pp. 1–93. In:North American Flora. Vol. 21, Part 1. The New York Botanical Garden.BHLReference page. :89,90
• Watson, S. 1874. A revision of the North American Chenopodiaceae.Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9: 82–126.BHLReference page. :88

• Ferren W.R.Jr. &Schenk, H.J.:
• eFloras 2008.Suaeda nigra in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

• Hassler, M. 2019.Suaeda nigra.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 May 22.Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019.Suaeda nigra. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2019.Reference page.
• Govaerts, R.et al. 2019.Suaeda nigra inKew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 22.Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019.Suaeda nigra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2019.

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