Caryophyllaceae
Acanthophyllum

Acanthophyllum mucronatum C.A.Mey.

First published in Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 210 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Türkiye to Iran and S. Turkmenistan. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye

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.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K000725583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] K000725584 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fayvush et al. [Optima Iter XI / 2050] Armenia K001275731 No
Meyer, C.A. [s.n.] Iran K000725582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [4935] Acanthophyllum microcephalum K000725586 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [4267] Acanthophyllum microcephalum K000725585 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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