Acanthophyllum

Acanthophyllum
Acanthophyllum mucronatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Acanthophyllum
C.A.Mey.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Allochrusa Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Czeikia Ikonn.
  • Diaphanoptera Rech.f.
  • Kabulianthe (Rech.f.) Ikonn.
  • Kuhitangia Ovcz.
  • Ochotonophila Gilli
  • Scleranthopsis Rech.f.
  • Timaeosia Klotzsch

Acanthophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.