Chenopodioideae

Kuehn, U., 1993, Chenopodiaceae, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, pp. 253-281 : 265

I. Subfam. Chenopodioideae

Leaves well developed. Inflorescences mostly richly flowered, paniculate; perianth lobes usually 5, not or rarely modified in fruit. Fruits surrounded by the persistent perianth or by bracteoles; embryo annular or curved.