Acanthophyllum bracteatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Acanthophyllum
Species: Acanthophyllum bracteatum

Name

Acanthophyllum bracteatum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 43 (1843).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alyssum bracteatum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 77 (1854), sphalm.
  • Acanthophyllum khuzistanicum Schiman-Czeika, Fl. Iranica 163: 273 (1988).
  • Acanthophyllum leucostegium Schiman-Czeika, Fl. Iranica 163: 272 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran, Iraq. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum bracteatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acanthophyllum bracteatum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum bracteatum. Accessed: Dec 30 2025. Reference page.