VicFlora Flora of Victoria
  1. Plantae
  2. Tracheophyta
  3. Magnoliopsida
  4. Caryophyllales
  5. Chenopodiaceae

Threlkeldia

Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Native
Degree of establishment Native

Weakly woody perennials, with ridged branchlets, glabrous except for short axillary pubescence. Leaves alternate, sessile and fleshy. Flowers bisexual, solitary in axils; perianth glabrous or lobes minutely pubescent along margins, 3-lobed or lobes united; stamens 3–5. Fruiting perianth tubular to urceolate, at least partly woody, lacking appendages; pericarp membranous below, thickened at apex; seed horizontal to vertical.

Endemic Australian genus of 2 species.

Source:

Walsh, N.G. (1996). Chenopodiaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae‍, pp. 129–199. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Threlkeldia (hero image)