Acanthophyllum grandiflorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 grandiflorum

Name

Acanthophyllum grandiflorum Stocks, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 142 (1852).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum fissicalyx Rech.f., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 104: 174 (1957).
  • Acanthophyllum macrodon Edgew., J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 216 (1874).

Distribution

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

References

Links

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