Acanthophyllum versicolor

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 versicolor

Name

Acanthophyllum versicolor Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 4: 31 (1838).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Allochrusa versicolor (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 1: 559 (1867).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Fischer, F.E.L. & Meyer, C.A.v. 1838 "1837". Index Seminum (St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)) 4. 52 pp. Hortus, St. Petersburg. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthophyllum versicolor. Accessed: 2025 December 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum versicolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum versicolor. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acanthophyllum versicolor. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Acanthophyllum versicolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.

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