| Dicotyledon | Literature for Batis maritima
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Bataceae -- The Saltwort Family | Bibliography |
| Batis maritima | |
Common name(s): saltwort, `akulikuli kai, pickleweed |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to coastal regions of tropical and subtropical America and the Galápagos Islands.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Ni`ihau, Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Kaho`olawe, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Plants dioecious. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers initially enclosed by a membranous saccate organ that eventually splits near the top into 2 or 4 lobes. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 18, 22 |
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