Acanthophyllum aphananthum

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 aphananthum

Name

Acanthophyllum aphananthum Rech.f., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 104: 174 (1957).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Scleranthopsis aphanantha (Rech.f.) Rech.f., Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 70: 38 (1967).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rechinger, K.H. 1957. Caryophyllaceae novae afghanicae. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 104(1/2): 173–174. DOI: 10.1007/BF01289124 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthophyllum aphananthum. Accessed: 2025 December 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum aphananthum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum aphananthum. Accessed: 16 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acanthophyllum aphananthum. Published online. Accessed: 16 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Acanthophyllum aphananthum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 December 2025. Reference page.

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