Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Salicornioideae Scientific name Tecticornia bibenda Order Caryophyllales | Family Amaranthaceae Genus Tecticornia Rank Species | |
Similar Ornate sleeper‑ray, Tecticornia, Mindoro stripe‑faced fruit bat, Oxyuranus temporalis, Malo kingi | ||
Tecticornia bibenda is a species of plant of the Salicornioideae family from Western Australia. Its segmented stem gives it an appearance similar to the Michelin Man. T. bibenda ranked tenth in the top species of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration[1].
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