Agriophyllum pungens (Vahl) Link

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Agriophyllum pungens (Vahl) Link

Agriophyllum pungens (Vahl) Link, Handbuch 2: 408 (Jun 1831); A. Dietr., Sp. Pl. 1: 124 (Oct 1831) ≡ Corispermum pungens Vahl, Enum. Pl. 1: 17 (1804) ≡ Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb. ex C. A. Mey., Verz. Pfl. Cauc. Casp. Meer : 163 (Nov 1831), nom. illeg. superfl.

– Agriophyllum squarrosum auct.: Iljin (1930), Gusev (1996), Ryabinina (1998), Knjazev (2009).

Marschall von Bieberstein (1819) introduced the species name Agriophyllum pungens in discussions under Coryspermum pungens , indicating that it will be separated as a genus in the future. Czerepanov (1973) disregarded this statement as valid publication of the genus and species combination, apparently because of their provisional acceptance by the original author. He decided that the genus name was validly published by Meyer (1831) who merely accepted the genus with a reference to Bieberstein. However, Czerepanov failed to observe that Bieberstein described and discussed the species, but provided no description or diagnosis of the genus; besides, other authors accepted this genus name earlier than Meyer. Link (1831) was the first to accept the genus and provide its validating description, together with a combination for its only species. His work was published (according to contemporary announcements in Staats- und Gelehrte Zeitung des Hamburgischen unpartheyischen Correspondenten and Kölnischer Correspondent) by the beginning of June, whereas another book with the same taxonomic content ( Dietrich 1831) was published in October (according to contemporary weekly bibliographies: Bibliographie von Deutschland). The work of Meyer (1831) was printed in November, according to internal evidence.

Native status

Native.

Conservation status

Least Concern ( LC).

EOO 18,150 km 2, AOO 16 km 2. The species is known from a few scattered localities. Knjazev (2009) reported the occurrence in one more district in the south.

Although the species is rare in the territory, it occurs in open sands which are currently not threatened by human activity. As long as these landscapes are not in danger, we assess the conservation status of this species in Orenburg Region as Least Concern.

Distribution

Orenburg Region: Ilek, Sol' - Iletsk Districts, Orsk Town, Orenburg City (Fig. 34 ). Northern limit of the species distribution.

Previous reports: Iljin (1930), Ryabinina (1998), Knjazev (2009).

The species occurs on sands. It is very rare in the southern part of the Region.

The species is distributed in Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia.

Figures

Figure 34. Distribution map of Agriophyllum pungens.