Silene variegata

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
Species: Silene variegata

Name

Silene variegata (Desf.) Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 82 (1849).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lychnis variegata Desf., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 442 (1808)
• Homotypic
  • Agrostemma variegatum (Desf.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 416 (1831)
  • Oberna variegata (Desf.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 427 (1977)
• Heterotypic
  • Cucubalus cyclamineus Sieber, Reise Kreta 2: 324 (1823)
  • Cucubalus fabarius Sieber, Reise Kreta 2: 324 (1823)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Kriti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1849. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 8. 128 pp., Parisiis [Paris]: Typis Marci Ducloux et Cons. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Silene variegata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Silene variegata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Silene variegata. Published online. Accessed: 17. Jan. 2025. Reference page.