Acanthocephalus (plant)

Acanthocephalus is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1842.[1][2]

For the genus of parasitic worms, see Acanthocephalus (animal).

Acanthocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Genus:
Acanthocephalus

Kar. & Kir.

The genus is native to Central Asia.[3]

Species[3]
  • Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai[4]
  • Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan[5]

Etymology

The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head".[6]

References
  1. Karelin, Grigorij Silyč & Kirilov, Ivan Petrovich. 1842. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 15: 127
  2. Tropicos Acanthocephalus Kar. & Kir.
  3. The Plant List search for Acanthocephalus
  4. IPNI
  5. Plantarium Колючеголовник Бентама Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel (семейство Asteraceae)
  6. Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 0849326737.


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