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Internal ID UUID64400bc552458240522660
Scientific name Atriplex halimus
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 1052 (1753)

Description Top

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Atriplex halimus, also known as Mediterranean saltbush, is a species of fodder shrub in the Amaranthaceae family. It has small gray leaves and is similar in appearance to lamb's quarters. This plant is found in the Mediterranean Basin, North and East Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. The leaves are a staple in the diet of the sand rat and are also edible for humans. Studies have shown that extracts from the leaves have significant hypoglycemic effects. A. halimus is often used in agriculture due to its ability to grow in harsh conditions and improve soil quality. In ancient times, it was known as maluaḥ in biblical Hebrew and was eaten by the poor people who returned from exile to build the Second Temple. The Greek poet Antiphanes also mentions foraging for this plant in dry riverbeds.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Schizotheca halimus (L.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 143 (1869)
Atriplex halimoides Tineo Cat. Pl. Hort. Panorm. : 277 (1827)
Atriplex halimus var. granulata L.Chevall. Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 5: 444 1905
Atriplex halimus var. rifea Sennen & Mauricio Diagn. Nouv. 248 1936
Atriplex halimus var. serrulata (Pau) Alcaraz, Garre & Sánchez-Gómez Anales Biol., Fac. Biol., Univ. Murcia 6: 81 (1985)
Atriplex kataf Ehrenb. ex Boiss. Fl. Orient. 4: 916 (1879)
Atriplex parvifolia Pau Iter Marocc. 1929: 116 1930
Atriplex serrulata Pau Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 2: 66 (1903)
Chenopodium halimus (L.) Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 48 (1794)
Atriplex halimus var. argutidens Bornm. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 30: 82 1913
Atriplex halimus var. schweinfurthii Boiss. Fl. Orient. 4: 916 1879
Atriplex halimus f. granulata (L.Chevall.) Maire in Fl. Afr. Nord 8: 82 1962
Atriplex halimus f. intermedia (L.Chevall.) Maire in Fl. Afr. Nord 8: 82 1962
Atriplex halimus f. ramosissima (L.Chevall.) Maire in Fl. Afr. Nord 8: 83 1962
Atriplex halimus f. rifea (Sennen & Mauricio) Maire in Fl. Afr. Nord 8: 83 1962
Atriplex halimus f. venosa (L.Chevall.) Maire in Fl. Afr. Nord 8: 82 1962
Atriplex halimus var. hastulata Maire Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N 3: 80 1933
Atriplex halimus var. intermedia L.Chevall. Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 4: 444 1905
Atriplex halimus var. ramosissima L.Chevall. Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 4: 444 1905
Atriplex halimus var. venosa L.Chevall. Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 4: 444 1905

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Language Common/alternative name
English saltbush
English mediterranean saltbush
English sea orache
English shrubby orache
English silvery orache
Spanish almuella
Spanish sojón
Spanish sojon
Spanish salao blanco
Spanish salá
Spanish osagra
Spanish orzaga
Spanish marismo
Spanish armuelle orzaga
Spanish armuella
Spanish sala
Arabic قطف بحري
Arabic ملوح
Arabic رغل ملحي
Arabic قطف ملحي
Azerbaijani Şoranlıq sirkəni
azb شورانلیق سیرکهنی
Catalan salat blanc
Welsh llwyn llygwyn
German strauch-melde
French halime
French fessecul
French Épinard de mer
French pourpier de mer
French arroche marine
Hebrew מלוח קיפח
Norwegian Bokmål saltbusk
Chinese 地中海滨藜
Chinese 地中海濱藜

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
      • Cape Verde
      • Madeira
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
      • Western Sahara
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Belgium
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Sicilia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000556105
USDA Plants ATHA3
Tropicos 7201451
INPN 85068
Flora of Italy 481
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163845-1
The Plant List kew-2665336
PFAF Atriplex halimus
Open Tree Of Life 151496
Observations.org 127518
NCBI Taxonomy 240028
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003116
IPNI 163845-1
iNaturalist 82671
GBIF 3083718
Freebase /m/026vgrn
EPPO ATXHL
EOL 483456
USDA GRIN 6013
Wikipedia Atriplex_halimus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Shepherding the past: High-resolution data on Neolithic Southern Iberian livestock management at Cueva de El Toro (Antequera, Málaga) Sierra A, Navarrete V, Alcàntara R, Camalich MD, Martín-Socas D, Fiorillo D, McGrath K, Saña M PLoS One 03-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10990244
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299786
PMID:38568879
Plant-Based Biostimulants for Seeds in the Context of Circular Economy and Sustainability Wazeer H, Shridhar Gaonkar S, Doria E, Pagano A, Balestrazzi A, Macovei A Plants (Basel) 31-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11013454
doi:10.3390/plants13071004
PMID:38611532
Enhancing Native Plant Establishment in Mine Tailings under Drought Stress Conditions through the Application of Organo-Mineral Amendments and Microbial Inoculants Atika M, Leila B, Pereira SI, Castro PM, Ali B Plants (Basel) 17-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975093
doi:10.3390/plants13060863
PMID:38592869
An efficient protocol for extracting thylakoid membranes and total leaf proteins from Posidonia oceanica and other polyphenol-rich plants Charras Q, Rey P, Guillemain D, Dourguin F, Laganier H, Peschoux S, Molinié R, Ismaël M, Caffarri S, Rayon C, Jungas C Plant Methods 11-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10929114
doi:10.1186/s13007-024-01166-7
PMID:38468328
Long-Term Monitoring of the Traditional Knowledge of Plant Species Used for Culinary Purposes in the Valencia Region, South-Eastern Spain Belda A, Jordán-Nuñez J, Micó-Vicent B, López-Rodríguez D Plants (Basel) 08-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975046
doi:10.3390/plants13060775
PMID:38592810
Ecological and Syntaxonomic Analysis of the Communities of Glebionis coronaria and G. discolor (Malvion neglectae) in the European Mediterranean Area Cano E, Cano-Ortiz A, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Rodrigues Meireles C, Raposo M, Pinto Gomes C, Laface VL, Spampinato G, Musarella CM Plants (Basel) 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934477
doi:10.3390/plants13050568
PMID:38475415
Naturalization and invasion potential of Sesuvium portulacastrum L. recorded as alien species in Egypt Heneidy SZ, Bidak LM, Halmy MW, Fakhry AM, Toto SM, El Kenany ET Sci Rep 07-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10850471
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-53627-7
PMID:38326540
Protein Disorder in Plant Stress Adaptation: From Late Embryogenesis Abundant to Other Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Hsiao AS Int J Mol Sci 18-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10816898
doi:10.3390/ijms25021178
PMID:38256256
Which Plant Species for Green Roofs in the Mediterranean Environment? Leotta L, Toscano S, Romano D Plants (Basel) 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708222
doi:10.3390/plants12233985
PMID:38068621
Effects of Inoculation with Stress-Tolerant Rhizobia on the Response of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to Combined Salinity and Cadmium Stress Pacheco-Insausti MC, Ponce IT, Quiñones MA, Pedranzani HE, Pueyo JJ Plants (Basel) 25-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708420
doi:10.3390/plants12233972
PMID:38068608
Using Mediterranean Native Plants for the Phytoremediation of Mining Sites: An Overview of the Past and Present, and Perspectives for the Future Boi ME, Fois M, Podda L, Porceddu M, Bacchetta G Plants (Basel) 10-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10674270
doi:10.3390/plants12223823
PMID:38005720
Antidiarrheal and antioxidant activities of Ajuga iva (L.) leave extract Ladjimi MH, Ben Barka Z, Lahbib K, Ben Miled H, Ben Rhouma K, Sakly M, Tebourbi O Heliyon 21-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10628661
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21139
PMID:37942157
Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing by methyl gallate from Mangifera indica Naga NG, Zaki AA, El-Badan DE, Rateb HS, Ghanem KM, Shaaban MI Sci Rep 20-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10589227
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-44063-0
PMID:37864035
Proline Metabolism Process and Antioxidant Potential of Lycium ruthenicum Murr. in Response to NaCl Treatments Tiika RJ, Duan H, Yang H, Cui G, Tian F, He Y, Ma Y, Li Y Int J Mol Sci 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10530678
doi:10.3390/ijms241813794
PMID:37762100
Mediterranean Plants as Potential Source of Biopesticides: An Overview of Current Research and Future Trends Fragkouli R, Antonopoulou M, Asimakis E, Spyrou A, Kosma C, Zotos A, Tsiamis G, Patakas A, Triantafyllidis V Metabolites 22-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10535963
doi:10.3390/metabo13090967
PMID:37755247

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Quaternary ammonium salts / Cholines
Choline 305 Click to see C[N+](C)(C)CCO 104.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80349-J

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