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 10. Scleroblitum Ulbr. Scleroblztum Ulbr. ln 11.-F., Nat. Htlanzenlam. eu.L. loc: 493 (1934) ; Wilson, Nuytsia 4: 197-199 (1983) . Prostrate herb. Leaves alternate, i carnose. Flowers bisexual or pistillate, in dense, globose axillary clusters; perianth 4-lobed, connate at the base, hardening in fruit; perianth lobes subulate, overtopping the fruit; style bilobed, short; stamen l. Pericarp membranous; seeds vertical; embryo annular. One sp., S. atriplicium (F V. M.) Ulbr. , SE Australia.