Acanthocephalus (plant)

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.

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

The genus is native to Central Asia.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai[4]
  2. 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. 1 2 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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