Acanthophyllum cerastioides
Chickweed baby's-breath | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Acanthophyllum |
Species: | A. cerastioides
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Binomial name | |
Acanthophyllum cerastioides (D.Don) Madhani & Zarre
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Synonyms | |
Gypsophila cerastioides D.Don |
Acanthophyllum cerastioides, the chickweed baby's-breath, is a perennial plant of the family Caryophyllaceae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, North India, Nepal, North Pakistan and Sikkim, with a typical height of 10–27 cm.[1] Recent molecular studies show this species is a member of genus Acanthophyllum rather than Gypsophila.[2]
Flowers
References[]
- ^ http://www.eol.org/pages/2903743/details
- ^ Madhani, Hossein; Rabeler, Richard; Pirani, Atefeh; Oxelman, Bengt; Heubl, Guenther; Zarre, Shahin (2018). "Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries". Taxon. 67 (1): 83–112. doi:10.12705/671.6. hdl:2027.42/146908. ISSN 1996-8175.
Categories:
- Caryophyllaceae
- Plants described in 1825
- Caryophyllales stubs