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 37. Dissocarpus F. Muell. Dissocarpus F.Muell. , Trans. Proc. Philos. Inst. Vict. 2: 75 (1858) . Shrubs. Flowers bisexual or pistillate, 2-16 clustered in leaf axils, jointed to form spherical heads or paired and connate at the base; perianth deeply 5-lobed; fruiting perianth hardened, usually with 5 short tepaline needle-like spines or 2-5 tuberculate. Pericarp membranous; seeds horizontal; embryo annular; radicle ascending to erect; perisperm abundant. Three spp., Australia.