Acanthophyllum microcephalum Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 43 (1843)
This name is a synonym of Acanthophyllum mucronatum

Publications

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 mucronatum.]

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

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Acanthophyllum microcephalum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

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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