Chenopodiaceae Author Kuehn, U. text 1993 Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg Editor Kubitzki, K. Editor Rohwer, J. G. Editor Bittrich, V. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2 253 281 http://un.availab.le book chapter 3540555099 68. Halothamnus Jaub. & Spach Halothamnus Jaub. & Spach , Ill. Pl. Or. 2: 50 (1845) ; Botsch Nov. Syst. Vyss. Rast. 18: 146-176 (1981), rev. Aellenia Ulbr. (1934) . Subshrubs, rarely annuals. Leaves fleshy. Flowers solitary, in the axils of bracts, subtended by 2 almost leaf-like bracteoles; perianth 5-lobed, indurated in fruit, with 5 horizontal, unequal wings; disk slightly fleshy; stamens 5; anthers without appendages; stigmas 2, flat, almost ligulate. Seeds horizontal; embryo plano-spiral; perisperm absent. About 23 spp., SW and C Asia, NE Africa.