Acanthocephalus (plant)

Acanthocephalus
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
HarpachaenaBunge [2] HarpocarpusEndl. [3]

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]

Species ^[4]

• Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai ^[5]
• Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan ^[6]

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.

Bibliography

• Bunge, Alexander Andrejewitsch von (1845). Delectus Seminum quae in horto botanico universitatis caesareae Dorpatensis collecta.
• Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus (1843). Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita (Endlicher) (in Latin). Vol. Supplement 3. Vindobonae: Apud F. Beck.
• Karelin, Grigorij Silyč; Kirilov, Ivan Petrovich (1842). Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Vol. 15. Moscou: Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.