Acanthophyllum stocksianum

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: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

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

Name

Acanthophyllum stocksianum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 81 (1854).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acanthophyllum squarrosum var. stocksianum (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 562 (1867).

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum heterophyllum Rech.f., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 104: 173 (1957).
  • Acanthophyllum squarrosum var. glaberrimum Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 562 (1867).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate 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 stocksianum 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 stocksianum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum stocksianum. Accessed: Dec 30 2025. Reference page.