Bolanthus filicaulis

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: Bolanthus filicaulis

Name

Bolanthus filicaulis (Boiss.) Barkoudah, Wentia 9: 167 (1962).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saponaria filicaulis Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 71 (1849).
• Homotypic
  • Gypsophila filicaulis (Boiss.) Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 31(2): 191 (1914).
• Heterotypic
  • Silene brevipes Paine, Palestine Explor. Soc. 3: 98 (1875).
  • Gypsophila polygonoides subsp. ansariensis Rech. f. in Ark. Bot., ser. 2, 5: 118. (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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 PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1984. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 1: Pteridophyta (ed. 2), Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones (Acanthaceae – Cneoraceae). c + 330 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, Genève 1984. ISBN 2-8277-0151-0. Online version. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bolanthus filicaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Bolanthus filicaulis. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bolanthus filicaulis. Accessed: Dec 11 2025. Reference page.