Anacantha

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Anacantha
Anacantha darwasica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carduinae
Genus: Anacantha
(Iljin) Soják
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Modestia Kharadze & Tamamsch. 1956, illegitimate homonym, not Modesta Raf. 1838 (Convolvulaceae)
  • Cirsium section Anacantha Iljin

Anacantha is a group of thistles in the daisy family, first described as a genus in 1956 with the name Modestia.[3][4] This was later to be regarded as an illegitimate homonym, and so in 1982 the name was changed to Anacantha.[5][1]

The entire genus is native to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.[6]

Species[edit]

As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Tropicos Anacantha Sbo N
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Kharadze, Anna Lukianovna. 1956. Not. Syst. Geog. Inst. Bot. Tbhilis. 19: 40
  4. ^ Tropicos, Modestia Kharadze & Tamamsch.
  5. ^ Sborník Národního Muzea v Prazĕ. 1982. Řada B: Prírodni Vĕdy 1982: 108
  6. ^ a b "Anacantha (Iljin) Soják". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

Data related to Anacantha at Wikispecies