Bolanthus

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: Caryophylleae
Genus: Bolanthus
Species: B. chelmicus – B. corinthiacus – B. creutzburgii – B. filicaulis – B. fruticulosus – B. graecus – B. hirsutus – B. laconicus – B. sertavulus – B. thymifolius

• This taxon list was last updated on 11 December 2025.

Name

Bolanthus (Ser.) Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch [Nom.]: 205 (1841).

• Type species: Bolanthus hirsutus (Labill.) Barkoudah, Wentia 9: 168 (1962).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saponaria sect. Bolanthus Ser. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 366. (1824).
  • Gypsophila sect. Bolanthus (Ser.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 537 (1867).
  • Graecobolanthus Madhani & Rabeler, Taxon 67(1): 104 (2018).
    • Typus: Graecobolanthus graecus (Schreb.) Madhani & Rabeler (≡ Saponaria graeca Schreb.).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye. Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1841. Der deutsche Botaniker. Erster Band. Das Herbarienbuch. Erklärung des natürlichen Pflanzensystems, systematische Aufzählung, Synonymik und Register der bis jetzt bekannten Pflanzengattungen. 240 pp. Dresden & Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Barkoudah, Y.I. 1962. A revision of Gypsophila, Bolanthus, Ankyropetalum and Phryna. Wentia 9: 1–203. DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1962.tb00012.x PDFReference page. 
• Madhani, H., Rabeler, R.K., & Zarre, S. 2024. Generic delimitation of Bolanthus and resurrection of Jordania within Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae). Taxon 73(5): 1239–1250. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13234 Reference page. 
• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page. 
• Madhani, H., Rabeler, R.K., Pirani, A., Oxelman, B., Heubl, G. & Zarre, S. 2018. Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries. Taxon 67(1): 83–112. DOI: 10.12705/671.6 PDF Reference page. 
• Zografidis, A., Fragman-Sapir, O., Strid, A. & Dimopoulos, P. 2020. Notes on the generic name Graecobolanthus (Caryophylleae, Caryophyllaceae). Taxon 69(5): 992–997. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12292 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bolanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bolanthus. Accessed: Dec 10 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Bolanthus. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec 2025. Reference page.