Acanthocephalus (Asteraceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Acanthocephalus Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 127. (1842)

Type species: Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 128.

Heterotypic
- Harpachaena Bunge, Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1845: [3] (1845)
- Harpocarpus Endl., Gen. Pl., Suppl. 3: 70 (1843)

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Karelin, G.S. & Kirrilov, I.P. 1842. Tetras generum plantarum novorum, ex ordine Compositarum, Rossiae indigenorum. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 15: 124–128. BHL Reference page. : 127

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Acanthocephalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 1. Reference page.
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International Plant Names Index. 2018. Acanthocephalus. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Acanthocephalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2018.

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