Ofaiston is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Ofaiston monandrum.[2]

Ofaiston
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ofaiston
Raf. (1837)
Species:
O. monandrum
Binomial name
Ofaiston monandrum
(Pall.) Moq. (1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anabasis juncea M.Bieb. ex Moq. (1849)
  • Anabasis monandra Schrad. (1809)
  • Halocnemum monandrum (Pall.) Georgi (1800)
  • Halogeton monandrus (Pall.) C.A.Mey. (1829)
  • Ofaiston pauciflorum Moq. (1849), orth. var.
  • Ofaiston paucifolium Raf. (1837)
  • Salsola dichotoma Pall. (1776) (basionym)
  • Salsola monandra Pall. (1776)

Its native range is Eastern Europe to Western Siberia and Central Asia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ofaiston monandrum (Pall.) Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ofaiston Raf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.