Kali (plant)
Kali was a genus of plants in the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae, that has now been subsumed into the genus Salsola.
Common names of various members of this genus include buckbush, rolypoly, tumbleweed for its wind-blown seed dispersal habit, and Tartar thistle and Russian thistle for its origins.
Taxonomy
The type species of the genus was Kali turgidum. The genus consisted of ca. 23 species, including:Kali australe Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola kali R.Br.Kali basalticum C.Brullo, Brullo, Gaskin, Giusso, Hrusa & Salmeri = Salsola basaltica C.Brullo & BrulloKali collinum Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola collina Pall.Kali dodecanesicum C.Brullo, Brullo, Giusso, Ilardi = Salsola squarrosa Steven ex Moq.Kali gobicola Brullo & Hrusa = Salsola × gobicola IljinKali griffithii Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola griffithii Freitag & KhaniKali jacquemontii Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola jacquemontii Moq.Kali ikonnikovii Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola ikonnikovii IljinKali komarovii Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola komarovii IljinKali macrophyllum Galasso & Bartolucci = Salsola australis R.Br.Kali monopterum Lomon. = Salsola monoptera BungeKali nepalensis Brullo, Giusso & Hrusa = Salsola jacquemontii Moq.Kali paulsenii Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola paulsenii Litv.Kali pellucidum Brullo, Giusso & Hrusa = Salsola paulsenii Litv.Kali praecox Sukhor. = Salsola praecox Litv.Kali rosaceum Moench = Noaea rosacea SennikovKali sinkiangense Brullo, Giusso & Hrusa = Salsola sinkiangensis A.J.LiKali ryanii Brullo & Hrusa = Salsola ryanii Hrusa & GaskinKali tamamschjanae Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola tamamschjanae IljinKali tamariscinum Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola tamariscina Pall.Kali turgidum Guterm. = Salsola kali L.Kali zaidamicum Akhani & E.H.Roalson = Salsola zaidamica IljinIn 2014, Mosyakin et al. proposed to conserve Salsola kali as nomenclatoral type for the genus Salsola. If the proposal will be accepted, all species of genus Kali would belong to Salsola again. The General Committee of the XIX International Botanical Congress approved Mosyakin et al.'s proposal, rendering the species related to Salsola kali as constituting the genus Salsola, while those related to Salsola soda should be transferred to another genus.