Acanthophyllum sordidum

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 sordidum

Name

Acanthophyllum sordidum Bunge ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 565 (1867).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum glaucum Bunge ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 566 (1867).
  • Acanthophyllum sordidum var. adenocalyx Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 28(2): 138 (1911).
  • Acanthophyllum sordidum var. pruinosum Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 566 (1867).
  • Acanthophyllum spinidens Freyn, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 870 (1903).
  • Acanthophyllum viscidum Freyn, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 869 (1903).

Distribution

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

References

Links

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