Dianthus acicularis

Dianthus acicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. acicularis
Binomial name
Dianthus acicularis
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus tauscheri Eversm. ex Ledeb.

Dianthus acicularis is a species of pink in the carnation family mostly found in the Urals region; eastern European Russia and western Siberia, with some occurrences in Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang in China.[2] A diploid, its resistance to bacterial wilt of carnation and ease of cell line propagation in the laboratory make it useful for breeding ornamental carnations for the cut flower industry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fl. Ross. 1: 284 (1842)
  2. ^ a b "Dianthus acicularis Fisch. ex Ledeb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Mii, M. (2012). "Ornamental Plant Breeding Through Interspecific Hybridization, Somatic Hybridization and Genetic Transformation". Acta Horticulturae (953): 43–54. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.953.6.


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