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 72. Seidlitzia Bunge ex Boiss. Seidlitzia Bunge ex Boiss. , Fl. Or. 4: 950 (1879) Annual herbs or small shrubs. Leaves opposite, fleshy, cylindrical. Flowers solitary or 2-3 together, axillary, subtended by 2 bracteoles; perianth lobes 5, free almost to base; fruiting perianth with 5 equal wings; stamens 5; disk lobed, lobes apically papillate; stigmas 2, awl-shaped. Seven spp., W Asia.