Hayder, Zaineb ， Ben Gaied, Roukaya ， Tlili, Abderrazak ， Sbissi, Imed ， Tarhouni, Mohamed
2023-03-01 GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION 2023 70(卷), 3(期), (717-729页)
This work represents a morphological and molecular study of Salicornia and Sarcocornia species growing in the southern dryland of Tunisia. Internal transcribed spacers of the rDNA (ITS) data of six specimens from seven locations are analyzed. Flowers and seeds of Sarcocornia and Salicornia specimens are also compared. The results confirm the presence of Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A.J. Scott and two newly recorded species (Sarcocornia alpini (Lag.) Rivas Mart. and Salicornia emerici Duval-Jouve) in Tunisia. Flowers and seeds can be used to discriminate between the different specimens. Sarcocornia flowers have horizontal arrangement while Salicornia ones have triangular arrangement. The rounded and black seeds of S. fruticosa are the biggest. S. emerici seeds are light brown and elongated while those of S. alpini are flattened and dark brown.