Atocion scythicinum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Atocion
Species: Atocion scythicinum

Name

Atocion scythicinum (Coode & Cullen) Frajman, Taxon 58(3): 822 (2009).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene scythicina Coode & Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28(1): 6 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye (Rize). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Frajman, B., Heidari, N. & Oxelman, B. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of Atocion and Viscaria (Sileneae, Caryophyllaceae) inferred from chloroplast, nuclear ribosomal, and low-copy gene DNA sequences. Taxon 58(3): 811–824. DOI: 10.1002/tax.583010 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Huber-Morath, A., Coode, M.J.E. & Cullen, J. 1967. Materials for a Flora of Turkey XIII: Silene L. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 28(1): 1–8. DOI: 10.24823/nrbge.1967.2719 Internet Archive Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Atocion scythicinum. Accessed: 2026 April 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Atocion scythicinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Atocion scythicinum. Accessed: 16 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Atocion scythicinum. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2019. Reference page.

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