Acanthophyllum gracile

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 gracile

Name

Acanthophyllum gracile Bunge ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 562 (1867).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acanthophyllum bracteatum var. gracile (Bunge ex Boiss.) Basiri, Iran. J. Bot. 17: 28 (2011).
• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum elongatum Preobr. ex Schischk. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 6: 895 (1936).

Distribution

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

References

Links

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