Dianthus diffusus
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Dianthus
Species: Dianthus diffusus
Name
[edit]Dianthus diffusus Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 285 (1809).
- Lectotype (designated by Strid in Flora Hellenica 1: 360): [Cyprus] "in insula Cypro" [in error], Sibthorp (OXF, IDC photo 43: C2 [illustration in Sibthorp, Fl. Graec.: tab. 396, 1824]).
Synonyms
[edit]- Heterotypic
- Dianthus pubescens Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 286 (1809).
- Lectotype (designated by Strid in Flora Hellenica 1: 360): [Greece, Attiki] "in montibus circa Athenas", Sibthorp (OXF, IDC photo 43: C4 [illustration in Sibthorp, Fl. Graec.: tab. 397, 1824]).
- Dianthus rupestris Friv. ex Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 191 (1843).
- Dianthus cylleneus Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 63 (1854).
- Dianthus pubescens var. glabratus Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 507 (1867).
- Syntypes from Greece: Evvia and Kiklades, island of Tinos; and Cyprus [in error] (G-BOIS).
- Dianthus syriacus F.N.Williams, J. Bot. 23: 346 (1885).
- Dianthus glandulosopubescens Halácsy, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 48: 706 (1898).
- Typus: [Greece, Attiki] "in monte Pateras", 1876, Heldreich (WU-Hal)
- Dianthus pubescens var. glandulosopubescens (Halácsy) Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 1: 206 (1900).
- Dianthus pubescens Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 286 (1809).
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Sibthorp, J. & Smith, J.E. 1809. Florae Graecae Prodromus, sive Plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp, M.D. Vol. I(2), pp. 219–442. London: Richard Taylor. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Strid, A. 1997. Dianthus. Pp. 343–372 in Strid, A. & Tan, K. (eds.), Flora Hellenica. Volume One (Gymnospermae to Caryophyllaceae). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 547 pp. ISBN 3-87429-391-2. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Dianthus diffusus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 17. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Dianthus diffusus. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2025. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dianthus diffusus. Accessed: Dec 17 2025. Reference page.