Karvandarina aphylla

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Karvandarina aphylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Karvandarina
Species:
K. aphylla
Binomial name
Karvandarina aphylla
Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand. [1]

Karvandarina aphylla is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, native to Iran and Pakistan. [1] It was first described in 1950. [2]

It is an erect, 60-70 cm tall, woody herb. Stem much branched, basally whitish villous, green-glabrous above. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 10-20 cm long, 4-7 mm wide, fragile, glabrous, pale to green, sinuate-serrate, tooth prolonged into 1-3 mm long spinules. Capitula solitary, terminal. Flowers pink.[ citation needed ]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Aellen</span>

Paul Aellen was a Swiss botanist, teacher, and plant collector. He specialized in the Amaranthaceae and the flora of Western Asia, and contributed to the Flora Iranica project. He co-founded the Société de Botanique de Bâle in 1952, and also co-founded the journal Bauhinia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Karvandarina aphylla Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2024-05-18
  2. "Karvandarina aphylla Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2024-05-18