Beta macrorhiza

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Betoideae
Tribus: Beteae
Genus: Beta
Sectio: Beta sect. Corollinae
Subsectio: Beta subsect. Corollinae
Species: Beta macrorhiza

Name

Beta macrorhiza Steven, Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 257. (1812).

• Type locality: Azerbaijan: In glareosis circa Chinalug [Khinalug] sub alpe Tyfendagh [Tufandag, Gora Tfan].
• Lectotype (designated by Iamonico 2019: 151): AZERBAIJAN: in glareosis circa Chinalug [Khinalug] sub alpe Tyfendagh, June 1810, Steven s.n.; H: H1036076.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic (ref. Hedge 1997):
  • Beta foliosa Hausskn., nomen (in Sintenis, It. Or. 2750, ann. 1890). (non Ehrenb. ex Steud. 1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-temperate Caucasus Azerbaijan, Armenia, Northern Caucasus Western Asia Turkey (C and E), Iran (NW) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steven, C.v. 1812. Catalogue de plantes rares ou nouvelles observées pendant un voyage autour du Caucase oriental. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 3: 244–270. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Iamonico, D. 2019. Remarks on the subfam. Betoideae (Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae sensu APGIV). Phytotaxa 400(3): 145–164. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.400.3.3 Reference page. 
• Kadereit, G., Hohmann, S. & Kadereit, J.W. 2006. A synopsis of Chenopodiaceae subfam. Betoideae and notes on the taxonomy of Beta. Willdenowia 36(1): 9–19. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36101 . Reference page. 
• Hedge, I.C. 1997. Beta macrorhiza. Pp. 23–24 in Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. , Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.): Flora Iranica Vol. 172. 371 pp., 212 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 
• Uotila, P. 2011+. Beta macrorhiza. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Beta macrorhiza in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Beta macrorhiza. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Beta macrorhiza. Published online. Accessed: May 15 2024.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Beta macrorhiza. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Feb. 2017.