Typification and identity ofSuaeda crassifolia, S. prostrataandS. salsa,three often confused species ofSuaedasect.Brezia (Chenopodiaceae, Suaedoideae)

Freitag, H. & Lomonosova, M.: Typification and identity of Suaeda crassifolia, S. prostrata and S. salsa, three often confused species of Suaeda sect. Brezia (Chenopodiaceae, Suaedoideae). — Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 21–36. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2006 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36102 (available via http//dx.doi.org/)The nomenclatural history of the three common and often confused species Suaeda crassifolia, S. salsa and S. prostrata, distributed from Europe to S Siberia and Middle Asia, is outlined, their identity is critically discussed and the three names are typified. The differential characters of the three species are presented in a table.