Akhania carpatha (P.H.Davis) Sukhor., 2022

Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Fedorova, Alina V., Kushunina, Maria & Mavrodiev, Evgeny V., 2022, Akhania, a new genus for Salsola daghestanica, Caroxylon canescens and C. carpathum (Salsoloideae, Chenopodiaceae, Amaranthaceae), PhytoKeys 211, pp. 45-61 : 45

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.211.89408
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/22940096-7CE6-56A2-91FA-F44DF8E46BC8
treatment provided by	PhytoKeys by Pensoft
scientific name	Akhania carpatha (P.H.Davis) Sukhor.
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

3. Akhania carpatha (P.H.Davis) Sukhor. comb. nov.

Salsola carpatha ≡ Salsola carpatha P.H.Davis, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 21: 139 (1953).

Caroxylon carpathum ≡ Caroxylon carpathum (P.H.Davis) Akhani & Roalson, Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168(6): 947 (2007).

Holotype.

Greece, Karpathos [Island], Vurgunda (NW of Olymbos), at 5-20 m alt., on calcareous sea rocks with Galium canum , 24 Jul 1950, P.H. Davis 18025 (sheet I - K000899552! Sheet II - K000899553! isotype - E00279875!).

Distribution.

This species is localized in three Greek islands situated in the Aegean Sea: Crete, Karpathos, Kyklides and adjacent islets ( Davis 1953; Christodoulakis et al. 1990; Strid and Tan 1997).

Habitat.

Rocks, usually calcareous.

Phenology.

Flowering - July-August, fruiting - October-November.

Conservation status.

Not evaluated yet, but likely Vulnerable VU ( IUCN 2021).