Miltianthus portulacoides is species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Miltianthus. It is native to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in central Asia.[1]

Miltianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Miltianthus
Bunge (1847)
Species:
M. portulacoides
Binomial name
Miltianthus portulacoides
Bunge (1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Zygophyllum macrophyllum Regel & Schmalh. (1882)
  • Zygophyllum portulacoides Cham. (1830), nom. illeg.

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