Acanthophyllum cerastioides

Chickweed baby's-breath
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Acanthophyllum
Species:
A. cerastioides
Binomial name
Acanthophyllum cerastioides
(D.Don) Madhani & Zarre
Synonyms

Gypsophila cerastioides D.Don

Acanthophyllum cerastioides, the chickweed baby's-breath, is a perennial plant of the family Caryophyllaceae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, North India, Nepal, North Pakistan, and Sikkim, with a typical height of 10–27 cm.[1] Recent molecular studies show this species is a member of the genus Acanthophyllum rather than Gypsophila.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Gypsophila cerastioides D. Don - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  2. ^ Madhani, Hossein; Rabeler, Richard; Pirani, Atefeh; Oxelman, Bengt; Heubl, Guenther; Zarre, Shahin (2018). "Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries". Taxon. 67 (1): 83–112. doi:10.12705/671.6. hdl:2027.42/146908. ISSN 1996-8175.


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