Caryophyllaceae
Acanthophyllum

Acanthophyllum crassifolium Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 42 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Iraq to Iran. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Basiri Esfahani, S.H., Bidi, B., Assadi, M. & Rahimi Nejad, M.R. (2011). A taxonomic study of Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. (Caryophyllaceae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 17: 24-39.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Basiri Esfahani, S.H., Bidi, B., Assadi, M. & Rahimi Nejad, M.R. (2011). A taxonomic study of Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. (Caryophyllaceae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 17: 24-39.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Haussknecht, H.C. [s.n.] K000725587 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [790] Iran K000725592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Auxher-Eloy, P.M.R. [540] K000725590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haussknecht, H.C. [s.n.] Iran K000725589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haussknecht, H.C. [186a] Iran K000725588 Unknown Type Material Yes
Auchetr-Eloy, P.M.R. [4234] Iran K000725591 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0