Biology:Acanthocephalus (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Acanthocephalus
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A. amplexifolius and A. benthamianus
Scientific classification e
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]

Acanthocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1842.[1]

The genus is native to Central Asia.[4]

Species[4]

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

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Karelin & Kirilov 1842, p. 127.
  2. Bunge 1845.
  3. Endlicher 1843, p. 70.
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2601563 entry