Salicornioideae Ulbr. 1934

II. Subfam. Salicornioideae Ulbr. (1934) Plants succulent; stems often articulate. Leaves reduced. Flowers usually in groups of 3 sunken into cavities in the axis of spiciform inflorescences; perianth often 2-4-lobed; embryo annular or curved, rarely straight.Published as part of Kuehn, U., 1993, Chenopodiaceae, pp. 253-281 in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2, Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer-Verlag on page 27