Species name :

Atriplex lanfrancoi(Brullo & Pavone) G. Kadereit et Sukhor.
Published in Candollea 42: 622 (1987)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone

Synonym that was used for long in Malta: Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life] [Worldplants.de]

Plant Family :

Amaranthaceae Juss. (The Amaranth Family)
42 species from the Amaranthaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Maltese Cliff Orache

Maltese name(s) :

Bjanka tal-irdum

Status for Malta :

Endemic. Occurs only on the Maltese islands

Frequency :

Very Common     Common    Frequent     Scarce     Rare    Very rare    Extinct

Growth form :

Germination type [info]: Dicotyledon
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Chameophyte ( small woody shrubs with vegetative buds well above the ground )

Legal Protection :

Protected by law: Regulation 26 and Schedule III of [S.L. 549.44] (Strictly protected endemic species)

Red List (1989) :

Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.)

Flowering Time :

August – October

Colour of Flowers:

Inconspicuous

Toxicity:

Not particularly toxic

Name Derivation :

Atriplex: From Atraphaxys- meaning dark and intertwined of which reference to the corresponding plants is not certain, but one of the suggestions indicate it may refer lack of nutrition (A- and -traphein) alluding to the dry, arid and deprived ground in which many plants are able to grow. (Greek origin)

lanfrancoi: ()

Planting in rural areas :

Encouraged to be planted in the wild that is in rural areas including ODZ.