Silene gigantea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Siphonomorpha
Subsectio: S. subsect. Italicae
Species: Silene gigantea
Subspecies: S. g. subsp. epirota – S. g. subsp. gigantea – S. g. subsp. hellenica – S. g. subsp. rhodopea

Name

Silene gigantea (L.) L., Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2: 1031 (1759).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cucubalus giganteus L., Sp. Pl.: 1231 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Viscago gigantea (L.) Moench, Methodus: 705 (1794).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kriti, Yugoslavia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–iv+825–1384 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 1031. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1231. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Silene gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Silene gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Nov 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Silene gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 4 Nov 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene gigantea. Accessed: 4 Nov 2022.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene gigantea in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 4.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silene gigantea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.