Alonso-Vargas, M. Angeles, Crespo, Manuel B. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on South American taxa of Sarcocornia (Chenopodiaceae) ALONSO, M. Ángeles; CRESPO, Manuel B. “Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on South American taxa of Sarcocornia (Chenopodiaceae)”. Annales Botanici Fennici. Vol. 45, No. 4 (2008). ISSN 0003-3847, pp. 241-254 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/22452 DOI: ISSN: 0003-3847 (Print) Abstract: Five South American species of Sarcocornia (Chenopodiaceae) are accepted, four of which are new combinations in that genus: S. ambigua (Michx.) M.A. Alonso & M.B. Crespo, S. andina (Phil.) Freitag, M.A. Alonso & M.B. Crespo, S. magellanica (Phil.) M.A. Alonso & M.B. Crespo, and S. neei (Lag.) M.A. Alonso & M.B. Crespo. Synonyms and types are cited for the accepted taxa, and three lectotypes, an epitype and a neotype are designated to establish a correct usage of the names. Main diagnostic characters, ecological features and distributions are also reported for each taxon, and a key is provided to facilitate identification. Keywords:Chenopodiaceae, Nomenclature, Salicornioideae, Sarcocornia, Taxonomy Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board info:eu-repo/semantics/article