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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 (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
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Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...
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 by Carl Anton von Meyer and published in ''Verzeichness der Pflanzen des Caspischen Meeres'' 210, 1831. Thetype species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
is ''Acanthophyllum mucronatum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, se ...
'' 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'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum anisocladum''
*'' Acanthophyllum aphananthum''
*'' Acanthophyllum bilobum''
*''Acanthophyllum bracteatum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum brevibracteatum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum bungei
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum caespitosum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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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 States and union territories ...
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*''Acanthophyllum coloratum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum crassifolium
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum cyrtostegium
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum diaphanopterum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*''Acanthophyllum diezianum
''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
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*'' Acanthophyllum eglandulosum''
*'' Acanthophyllum ejtehadii''
*'' Acanthophyllum ekbergii''
*'' Acanthophyllum elatius''
*'' 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 plants in the family (biology), family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, se ...
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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'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
Description
Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, se ...
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*'' 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