Acanthocephalus (plant)
Acanthocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1842.[1]
| Acanthocephalus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A. amplexifolius and A. benthamianus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Crepidinae |
| Genus: | Acanthocephalus Kar. & Kir.[1] |
| Synonyms | |
The genus is native to Central Asia.[4]
- Species[4]
- Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai[5]
- Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan[6]
Etymology
The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head".[7]
References
- Karelin & Kirilov 1842, p. 127.
- Bunge 1845.
- Endlicher 1843, p. 70.
- The Plant List search for Acanthocephalus
- IPNI
- Plantarium Колючеголовник Бентама Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel (семейство Asteraceae)
- Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 0849326737.
Bibliography
- Bunge, Alexander Andrejewitsch von (1845). Delectus Seminum quae in horto botanico universitatis caesareae Dorpatensis collecta.
- Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus (1843). Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita (Endlicher) (in Latin). Vol. Supplement 3. Vindobonae: Apud F. Beck.
- Karelin, Grigorij Silyč; Kirilov, Ivan Petrovich (1842). Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Vol. 15. Moscou: Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.
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