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''Acanthophyllum'' is a
genus
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of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
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Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactacea ...
with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary or globose heads. Spiny bracts. Calyx cylindrical, with 5 teeth. Petals 5, entire or retuse. Stamens 20. Capsule ovoid, irregularly dehiscent from base. Reniform seeds.Taxonomy
The genus was described byCarl Anton von Meyer Carl Anton von Meyer (in Russian: Карл Анто́нович фон Ме́йер, ''Karl Antonovich von Meyer'') (1 April 1795 – 24 February 1855) was a German, Russified botanist and explorer.
Meyer was born in Vitebsk. He received his educa ...
and published in ''Verzeichness der Pflanzen des Caspischen Meeres'' 210, 1831. The type species
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is ''Acanthophyllum mucronatum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
'' C.A.Mey.
Species
, ''Plants of the World Online
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'' accepted the following species:
*'' Acanthophyllum acerosum''
*'' Acanthophyllum aculeatum''
*'' Acanthophyllum adenophorum''
*'' Acanthophyllum afghanicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum albidum''
*'' Acanthophyllum allochrusoides''
*'' Acanthophyllum andarabicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum andersenii''
*'' Acanthophyllum anisocladum''
*''Acanthophyllum aphananthum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum bilobum''
*'' Acanthophyllum bracteatum''
*'' Acanthophyllum brevibracteatum''
*''Acanthophyllum bungei
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*''Acanthophyllum caespitosum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*''Acanthophyllum cerastioides
''Acanthophyllum cerastioides'', the chickweed baby's-breath, is a perennial plant of the family Caryophyllaceae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, North India, Nepal, North Pakistan, and Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It bo ...
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*''Acanthophyllum coloratum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*''Acanthophyllum crassifolium
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*''Acanthophyllum cyrtostegium
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum''
*''Acanthophyllum diezianum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*''Acanthophyllum eglandulosum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*''Acanthophyllum ejtehadii
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum ekbergii''
*''Acanthophyllum elatius
''Acanthophyllum elatius'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum flavum''
*'' Acanthophyllum glandulosum''
*'' Acanthophyllum gracile''
*'' Acanthophyllum grandiflorum''
*'' Acanthophyllum gypsophiloides''
*'' Acanthophyllum herniarioides''
*'' Acanthophyllum honigbergeri''
*'' Acanthophyllum kabulicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum kandaharicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum kermanense''
*'' Acanthophyllum knorringianum''
*'' Acanthophyllum korolkowii''
*'' Acanthophyllum korshinskyi''
*'' Acanthophyllum krascheninnikovii''
*'' Acanthophyllum lamondiae''
*'' Acanthophyllum laxiflorum''
*'' Acanthophyllum laxiusculum''
*'' Acanthophyllum lilacinum''
*'' Acanthophyllum lindbergii''
*'' Acanthophyllum longicalyx''
*'' Acanthophyllum luteum''
*'' Acanthophyllum maimanense''
*'' Acanthophyllum makranicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum mikeschinianum''
*''Acanthophyllum mucronatum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary o ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum myrianthum''
*'' Acanthophyllum oppositiflorum''
*'' Acanthophyllum pachycephalum''
*'' Acanthophyllum pachystegium''
*'' Acanthophyllum paniculatum''
*'' Acanthophyllum persicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum pleiostegium''
*'' Acanthophyllum popovii''
*'' Acanthophyllum pulcherrimum''
*'' Acanthophyllum pulchrum''
*'' Acanthophyllum pungens''
*'' Acanthophyllum raphiophyllum''
*'' Acanthophyllum recurvum''
*'' Acanthophyllum sarawschanicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum scapiflorum''
*'' Acanthophyllum schugnanicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum sedifolium''
*'' Acanthophyllum sordidum''
*'' Acanthophyllum speciosum''
*'' Acanthophyllum spinosum''
*'' Acanthophyllum squarrosum''
*'' Acanthophyllum stenocalycinum''
*'' Acanthophyllum stenostegium''
*'' Acanthophyllum stocksianum''
*'' Acanthophyllum subglabrum''
*'' Acanthophyllum tadshikistanicum''
*'' Acanthophyllum takhtajanii''
*'' Acanthophyllum transhyrcanum''
*'' Acanthophyllum versicolor''
*'' Acanthophyllum verticillatum''
*'' Acanthophyllum xanthoporphyranthum''
*'' Acanthophyllum yasamin-nassehiae''
References
Bibliography
# Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York. # Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980–2005. Fl. Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi. {{Authority control Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae genera