Acanthophyllum (Caryophyllaceae)


Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Acanthophyllum
Species:
A. acerosum –
A. aculeatum –
A. adenophorum –
A. afghanicum –
A. albidum –
A. allochrusoides –
A. andarabicum –
A. andersenii –
A. anisocladum –
A. aphananthum –
A. bilobum –
A. bracteatum –
A. brevibracteatum –
A. bungei –
A. caespitosum –
A. cerastioides –
A. coloratum –
A. crassifolium –
A. cyrtostegium –
A. diaphanopterum –
A. diezianum –
A. eglandulosum –
A. ejtehadii –
A. ekbergii –
A. elatius –
A. flavum –
A. glandulosum –
A. gracile –
A. grandiflorum –
A. gypsophiloides –
A. herniarioides –
A. honigbergeri –
A. kabulicum –
A. kandaharicum –
A. kermanense –
A. knorringianum –
A. korolkowii –
A. korshinskyi –
A. krascheninnikovii –
A. lamondiae –
A. laxiflorum –
A. laxiusculum –
A. lilacinum –
A. lindbergii –
A. longicalyx –
A. luteum –
A. maimanense –
A. makranicum –
A. mikeschinianum –
A. mucronatum –
A. myrianthum –
A. oppositiflorum –
A. pachycephalum –
A. pachystegium –
A. paniculatum –
A. persicum –
A. pleiostegium –
A. popovii –
A. pulcherrimum –
A. pulchrum –
A. pungens –
A. raphiophyllum –
A. recurvum –
A. sarawschanicum –
A. scapiflorum –
A. schugnanicum –
A. sedifolium –
A. sordidum –
A. speciosum –
A. spinosum –
A. squarrosum –
A. stenocalycinum –
A. stenostegium –
A. stocksianum –
A. subglabrum –
A. tadshikistanicum –
A. takhtajanii –
A. transhyrcanum –
A. versicolor –
A. verticillatum –
A. xanthoporphyranthum –
A. yasamin-nassehiae
- This taxon list was last updated on 16 December 2025.
Name
[edit]Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey., Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 210 (1831).
- Type species: Acanthophyllum mucronatum C.A.Mey., Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 210 (1831).
Synonyms
[edit]- Heterotypic
- Timaeosia Klotzsch, Bot. Result. Travel Waldemar: 138, t. 33 (1862).
- Type species: Timaeosia cerastioides Klotzsch
- Allochrusa Bunge ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 559 (1867).
- Lectotype species: Allochrusa versicolor (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss. (designated by J.J. Swart, ING card 13030. 1 April 1961)
- Acanthophyllum subg. Allochrusa (Bunge ex Boiss.) Schischk., Fl. URSS 6: 608 (1936).
- Acanthophyllum sect. Allochrusa (Bunge ex Boiss.) A.Pirani & Rabeler, Phytotaxa 303(2): 198 (2017).
- Diaphanoptera Rech.f., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 41 (1940).
- Type species: Diaphanoptera khorasanica Rech.f.
- Acanthophyllum sect. Diaphanoptera (Rech.f.) A.Pirani & Moazzeni, Taxon 69(3): 510 (2020).
- Ochotonophila Gilli, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 59: 169 (1956).
- Type species: Ochotonophila allochrusoides Gilli
- Acanthophyllum sect. Ochotonophila (Gilli) A.Pirani, Taxon 63(3): 604 (2014).
- Kuhitangia Ovcz., Dokl. Akad. Nauk Tadzhik. S.S.R. 10(7): 50, 52 (1967); Fl. Tadzhik. S.S.R., 3. 608, 664 (1968).
- Acanthophyllum sect. Kuhitangia (Ovcz.) A.Pirani & Kovalchuk, Taxon 69(3): 510 (2020).
- Scleranthopsis Rech.f., Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 70: 37 (1967).
- Type species: Scleranthopsis aphanantha (Rech.f.) Rech.f.
- Gypsophila subg. Kabulianthe Rech.f., Fl. Iranica 163: 244 (1988).
- Kabulianthe (Rech.f.) Ikonn., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 89(1): 114 (2004).
- Czeikia Ikonn., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 89(1): 114 (2004).
- Timaeosia Klotzsch, Bot. Result. Travel Waldemar: 138, t. 33 (1862).
Homonyms
[edit]- Acanthophyllum Hook. & Arn., Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 37 (1835), nom. illeg. hom., vide Nassauvia Comm. ex Juss., Gen. Pl.: 175 (1789).
- †Acanthophyllum D.D.Ramteke & Kapgate, 128 (2014), nom. illeg., vide †Kapgateophyllum U.B.Deshmukh, Phytotaxa 500(2): 147 (2021).
Distribution
[edit]| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Meyer, C.A.v. 1831. Verzeichniss der Pflanzen, welche während der, auf allerhöchsten Befehl, in den Jahren 1829 und 1830 unternommenen Reise im Caucasus und in den Provinzen am westlichen Ufer des Caspischen Meeres gefunden und eingesammelt worden sind. St. Petersburg, Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Gallica, MDZ Reference page.
- Pirani, A. & Rabeler, R.K. 2017. Nomenclatural notes on Acanthophyllum (Caryophylleae, Caryophyllaceae). Phytotaxa 303(2): 197–198. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.303.2.11
Reference page. - Pirani, A., Moazzeni, H., Zarre, S., Rabeler, R.K., Oxelman, B., Pavlenko, A.V. & Kovalchuk, A. 2020. Phylogeny of Acanthophyllum sl revisited: An update on generic concept and sectional classification. Taxon 69(3): 500–514. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12241
Reference page. - Pirani, A., Zarre, S., Pfeil, B.E., Bertrand, Y.J., Assadi, M. & Oxelman, B. 2014. Molecular phylogeny of Acanthophyllum (Caryophyllaceae: Caryophylleae), with emphasis on infrageneric classification. Taxon 63(3): 592–607. DOI: 10.12705/633.39 ResearchGate Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301
Reference page. - Madhani, H., Rabeler, R.K., Pirani, A., Oxelman, B., Heubl, G. & Zarre, S. 2018. Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries. Taxon 67(1): 83–112. DOI: 10.12705/671.6 PDF Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Acanthophyllum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2025 December 29. Reference page.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthophyllum. Accessed: 2025 December 16.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 24. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum (Caryophyllaceae). Accessed: 16 December 2025. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acanthophyllum. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2017. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2017. Acanthophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2017. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Ελληνικά: Ακανθόφυλλο
- فارسی: چوبک
- suomi: Piikkilehdet
- кыргызча: Кой тикен
- русский: Колючелистник
- oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Yetmak
- 中文(简体): 刺石竹属
- 中文(臺灣): 刺石竹屬
- 中文: 刺石竹属