Halanthium
Appearance
Halanthium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Halanthium K.Koch (1844) |
Species[1] | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Physogeton Jaub. & Spach (1845) |
Halanthium is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It includes five species of annuals native to western Asia, ranging from Turkey to the Caucasus, Iraq, and Iran.[1]
Species
[edit]Five species are accepted.[1]
- Halanthium alaeflavum Assadi – northwestern Iran
- Halanthium kulpianum (K.Koch) Bunge – Turkey and the Caucasus
- Halanthium mamamense Bunge – northwestern Iran
- Halanthium purpureum (Moq.) Bunge – Iraq and Iran
- Halanthium rarifolium K.Koch – Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Halanthium K.Koch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 March 2024.