Acanthocephalus (plant)
Acanthocephalus is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1842.[1][2]
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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
- Karelin, Grigorij Silyč & Kirilov, Ivan Petrovich. 1842. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 15: 127
- Tropicos Acanthocephalus Kar. & Kir.
- 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.
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