Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum

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 diaphanopterum

Name

Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum A.Pirani & Moazzeni, Taxon 69(3): 510 (2020).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diaphanoptera khorasanica Rech.f., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 42 (1940).
    • Acanthophyllum khorasanicum (Rech.f.) Rech.f., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 43 (1940).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum. Accessed: 2025 December 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.

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