Acanthophyllum oppositiflorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

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

Name

Acanthophyllum oppositiflorum Aytaç, Nordic J. Bot. 21: 263 (2001).

• Type: Sivas: Gürün-Darende, 10km E of Gürün, 1350-1400 m. 20 Jul 1996. Aytaç 7476. (Holotype: GAZI; Isotypes: E, ANK, HUB, YILDIRIMLI).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Aytaç, Z. 2001. A new species of Acanthophyllum (Caryophyllaceae) from Central Anatolia, Turkey. Nordic Journal of Botany 21(3): 263–266. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2001.tb00766.x Reference page. 

Links

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