Acanthophyllum verticillatum

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 verticillatum

Name

Acanthophyllum verticillatum (Willd.) Hand.-Mazz., Ann. K.K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 26: 152 (1912).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arenaria verticillata Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2(1): 725 (1799).
• Homotypic
  • Alsinanthus verticillatus (Willd.) Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3(5): 223 (1816).
• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum mucronatum Fenzl, Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 37 (1836), nom. illeg.
  • Acanthophyllum tournefortii Fenzl, Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 310 (1840).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1799. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 2, pars 1. pp. [1]–823. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Handel-Mazzetti, H.v. 1912. Pteridophyta und Anthophyta aus Mesopotamien und Kurdistan sowie Syrien und Prinkipo. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Koniglichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums in Wien 26(1/2): 120–154. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthophyllum verticillatum. Accessed: 2025 December 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum verticillatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum verticillatum. Accessed: 17 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acanthophyllum verticillatum. Published online. Accessed: 17 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Acanthophyllum verticillatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 December 2025. Reference page.

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