Acanthocephalus (plant)
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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Genus: | Acanthocephalus Kar. & [1]
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Acanthocephalus is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1842.[1]
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[]
- ^ a b Karelin & Kirilov 1842, p. 127.
- ^ Bunge 1845.
- ^ Endlicher 1843, p. 70.
- ^ a b 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.
- ; (1842). Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Vol. 15. Moscou: Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cichorieae
- Asteraceae genera
- Flora of Central Asia
- Cichorieae stubs