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Halanthium

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.

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Halanthium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Halanthium
K.Koch (1844)
Species1
  • Halanthium alaeflavum Assadi
  • Halanthium kulpianum (K.Koch) Bunge
  • Halanthium mamamense Bunge
  • Halanthium purpureum (Moq.) Bunge
  • Halanthium rarifolium K.Koch
Synonyms1

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

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

References

  1. Halanthium K.Koch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 March 2024.