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Acanthocephalus (plant)

Summary

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 Edit this 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
  • Harpachaena Bunge[2]
  • Harpocarpus Endl.[3]

The genus is native to Central Asia.[4]

Species[4]

Etymology edit

The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head".[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Karelin & Kirilov 1842, p. 127.
  2. ^ Bunge 1845.
  3. ^ Endlicher 1843, p. 70.
  4. ^ a b The Plant List search for Acanthocephalus
  5. ^ IPNI
  6. ^ Plantarium Колючеголовник Бентама Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel (семейство Asteraceae)
  7. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 0849326737.

Bibliography edit

  • 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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