Caryophyllaceae

Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey.

First published in Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 210 (1831)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Caucasus to Mongolia.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

South European Russia

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, East Himalaya, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.

Flora of Iraq

  • A. Gilli (1964) Die Gattungsabgrenzung von Gypsophila und Acanthophyllum, Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 111: 285–290.
  • C.A.MeyerVerz. Pfl. Cauc. 210 (1831)
  • M. Golenkin (1893) Verzeichnis der Arten der Gattung Acanthophyllum C A. Mey. Acta Horti Petrop. 13 (6): 77–88.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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