Acanthocephalus (plant)

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

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.[1]
Synonyms
  • Harpachaena Bunge[2]
  • Harpocarpus Endl.[3]

The genus is native to Central Asia.[4]

Species[4]

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
  1. Karelin & Kirilov 1842, p. 127.
  2. Bunge 1845.
  3. Endlicher 1843, p. 70.
  4. The Plant List search for Acanthocephalus
  5. IPNI
  6. Plantarium Колючеголовник Бентама Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel (семейство Asteraceae)
  7. 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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