Ofaiston

Ofaiston
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Ofaiston; Raf. (1837)
Species:	O. monandrum
Binomial name
	Ofaiston monandrum; (Pall.) Moq. (1849)
Synonyms
	Anabasis juncea M.Bieb. ex Moq. (1849); Anabasis monandra Schrad. (1809); Halocnemum monandrum (Pall.) Georgi (1800); Halogeton monandrus (Pall.) C.A.Mey. (1829); Ofaiston pauciflorum Moq. (1849), orth. var.; Ofaiston paucifolium Raf. (1837); Salsola dichotoma Pall. (1776) (basionym); Salsola monandra Pall. (1776);

Ofaiston is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Ofaiston monandrum.^[2]

Its native range is Eastern Europe to Western Siberia and Central Asia.^[2]

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