Acanthophyllum kurdicum Boiss. & Hausskn.

First published in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 90 (1888)
This name is a synonym of Acanthophyllum crassifolium

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising 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. [Cited as Acanthophyllum crassifolium.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad. [Cited as Acanthophyllum kurdicum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Acanthophyllum kurdicum.]

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss. & Hausskn. in Boiss., Fl. Or. Suppl. 90 (1888)
  • Schiman-Czeika in Fl. Iranica 163: 277, t. 327 (1988).

Other Data

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Sources

  • 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/
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