Acanthophyllum herniarioides (Boissier) Madhani & Zarre

Alatanzhula, Yue Xin, Zhao, Liqing, Gundegmaa, Vanjil, Yao, Zhenyu & Ri, Xu, 2025, A new Carex L. variety and ten new records from China and Mongolia, Adansonia (3) 47 (10), pp. 157-170 : 160

Acanthophyllum herniarioides (Boissier) Madhani & Zarre

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Taxon 67 (1): 101 ( Madhani et al. 2018).

TYPE MATERIAL. — AFghanistan • Kurrum valley , Sikaram; 7.VIII.1879; J.E.T. Aitchison 961; isolecto-, K[K000725698] photo !

PHENOLOGY. — Flowering from June to August.

ETYMOLOGY. — The specific epithet means similar in form and ecological habit to the Herniaria species.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. — Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan and China; new record for China, occurring in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Zizhizhou, Xinjiang. This species grows on riverbanks, sandy or stony hills.

ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — China • Xinjiang, Kizilsu Kirgiz Zizhizhou, Aqtau , strand; 10.VII.2022; L.Q. Zhao P98-001; HIMC[ HIMC0038465 ] !

Turkestania • Haussarif; 28.VI.1893; V.L. Komarov s.n.; K[K000725766] (photo!).

TAXONOMIC NOTES

Acanthophyllum herniarioides is morphologically similar to A. sedifolium (Kurz) Madhani et Zarre , which occurs in Xizang, China. However, it can be distinguished by the broader leaflets of A. herniarioides ( Madhani et al. 2018) .

Figures

FIG. 2. — Acanthophyllum herniarioides (Boissier) Madhani & Zarre:A, plant specimen;B, C, plant;D, calyx;E, F, floret;G, seeds.Scale bars:D-F,2 mm;G, 0.5 mm.