Morphological differences between Akhania and Caroxylon A non-gibbous leaf base in Akhania daghestanica B gibbous leaf base in Caroxylon laricinum C anther of Akhania daghestanica with a large appendage (vesicle) D anther of Caroxylon laricinum with a small appendage. Abbreviations: a – anther appendage, th – thecae. Scale bar: 1 mm. Black arrows indicate the leaf base.

 
 
  Part of: Sukhorukov AP, Fedorova AV, Kushunina M, Mavrodiev EV (2022) Akhania, a new genus for Salsola daghestanica, Caroxylon canescens and C. carpathum (Salsoloideae, Chenopodiaceae, Amaranthaceae). PhytoKeys 211: 45-61. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.211.89408