Acanthophyllum elatius

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: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

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

Name

Acanthophyllum elatius Bunge in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 1: 561 (1867).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum borsczowii Litv., Trudy Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 7: 71 (1910).
  • Acanthophyllum conjungens Rech.f., Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 98: 10 (1961).
  • Acanthophyllum pungens var. subglabrusculum Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 2: 48 (1875).
  • Acanthophyllum spinosum Bunge, Beitr. Fl. Russl.: 51 (1852), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum elatius 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 elatius. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum elatius. Accessed: Dec 30 2025. Reference page.