Wadithamnus

Wadithamnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Wadithamnus T.Hammer & R.W.Davis (2017)
Species:	W. artemisioides
Binomial name
Wadithamnus artemisioides (Vierh. & O.Schwartz) T.Hammer & R.W.Davis (2017)
Subspecies1
Wadithamnus artemisioides subsp. artemisioides Wadithamnus artemisioides subsp. batharitica (A.G.Mill. & J.A.Nyberg) T.Hammer & R.W.Davis
Synonyms1
Aerva artemisioides Vierh. & O.Schwartz (1939)

Wadithamnus artemisioides is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to Yemen and Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula.¹ It is the sole species in genus Wadithamnus.²

Two subspecies are accepted:¹

• Wadithamnus artemisioides subsp. artemisioides – southern Yemen
• Wadithamnus artemisioides subsp. batharitica (A.G.Mill. & J.A.Nyberg) T.Hammer & R.W.Davis – southern Oman