Acanthophyllum persicum

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 persicum

Name

Acanthophyllum persicum (Boiss.) A.Pirani & Rabeler, Taxon 67: 101 (2018).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saponaria persica Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 18 (1843).
• Homotypic
  • Allochrusa persica (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 560 (1867).
• Heterotypic
  • Allochrusa pulchella Bunge ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 560 (1867), not validly publ.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Madhani, H., Rabeler, R.K., Pirani, A., Oxelman, B., Heubl, G. & Zarre, S. 2018. Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries. Taxon 67(1): 83–112. DOI: 10.12705/671.6 PDF Reference page. 

Links

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