Acanthophyllum mucronatum

Acanthophyllum mucronatum

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 mucronatum

Name

Acanthophyllum mucronatum C.A.Mey., Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. 210 (1831).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum microcephalum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 43 (1843).
    • Alyssum microcephalum (Boiss.) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 13: 77 (1854).
  • Acanthophyllum microcephalum var. gracilentum Aellen in unknown publication.
    • Typus: Iran, prov. Mazanderan: Zentral-Elburs: Oberer Teil des Tedschen-Tales von Kom-rud pain bis zur Passhöhe, 2200–2500 m; 60 km östlich von Firuzkuh. 25.07.1948, E. Behboudi & P. Aellen 560 (Holotype: G 00226244)

Homonyms

• Acanthophyllum mucronatum Fenzl, Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 37 (1836), nom. illeg., vide Acanthophyllum verticillatum (Willd.) Hand.-Mazz., Ann. K.K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 26: 152 (1912).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Meyer, C.A.v. 1831. Verzeichniss der Pflanzen, welche während der, auf allerhöchsten Befehl, in den Jahren 1829 und 1830 unternommenen Reise im Caucasus und in den Provinzen am westlichen Ufer des Caspischen Meeres gefunden und eingesammelt worden sind. St. Petersburg, Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Gallica, MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthophyllum mucronatum. Accessed: 2025 December 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Acanthophyllum mucronatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum mucronatum. Accessed: 17 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acanthophyllum mucronatum. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Acanthophyllum mucronatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2019. Reference page.

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