Acanthocephalus (plant) explained

Acanthocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1842.

The genus is native to Central Asia.

Species^[1]

• Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai^[2]
• Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan^[3]

Etymology

The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head".^[4]

Bibliography

• Book: Alexander Andrejewitsch von Bunge

. Bunge. Alexander Andrejewitsch von. Alexander Andrejewitsch von Bunge. Delectus Seminum quae in horto botanico universitatis caesareae Dorpatensis collecta. 1845.

• Book: Endlicher. Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus Endlicher. Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita (Endlicher). Supplement 3. Apud F. Beck. Vindobonae. 1843. Latin.
• Book: Karelin. Grigorij Silyč. Grigorij Silyč Karelin. Kirilov. Ivan Petrovich. Ivan Petrovich Kirilov. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 1842. 15. Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. Moscou.

Notes and References

1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Acanthocephalus The Plant List search for Acanthocephalus
2. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=173703-1 IPNI
3. http://www.plantarium.ru/page/image/id/59314.html Plantarium Колючеголовник Бентама Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel (семейство Asteraceae)
4. Book: Umberto Quattrocchi. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. 1999. 0849326737. 19.