Dondia fruticosa (L.) Druce
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Amaranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial, woody, glabrous or nearly so, somewhat glaucous, much branched, 8 dm. high or less, the branches leafy, ascending. Leaves subterete, 1-1.5 cm. long, the upper little shorter than the lower; calyx-lobes rounded on the back, inflexed; seed red-brown or black, 1 mm. broad.
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Distribution
Margins of salt pans, South Caicos Island : Western United States ; Cuba ; Virgin Gorda ; alkaline regions of Europe, Asia and Africa. Bushy Sea-Blite. The plant is much out of its general range on South Caicos ; our specimen was referred to D. fruticosa by Standley (N. A. Fl. 21: 91).
Turks and Caicos Islands South America| Cuba South America| Virgin Gorda Virgin Islands South America| Asia| Africa|