Acanthocephalus | |
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A. amplexifolius and A. benthamianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Crepidinae |
Genus: | Acanthocephalus Kar. & Kir. [1] |
Synonyms | |
Acanthocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1842. [1]
The genus is native to Central Asia. [4]
The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head". [7]
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