Halanthium
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Halanthium K.Koch (1844) |
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Physogeton Jaub. & Spach (1845) | |
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