Tecticornia bibenda
| Tecticornia bibenda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicornioideae |
| Genus: | Tecticornia |
| Species: | T. bibenda |
| Binomial name | |
| Tecticornia bibenda K.A.Sheph. & S.J.van Leeuwen[1] | |
Tecticornia bibenda is a species of plant of the Salicornioideae family from Western Australia. Its segmented stem gives it an appearance similar to the Michelin Man. T. bibenda ranked tenth in the top species of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.
References
- ↑ "Tecticornia bibenda". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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