Gypsophila platyphylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Gypsophila
Species: Gypsophila platyphylla

Name

Gypsophila platyphylla Boiss., Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 87 (1888).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gypsophila boissieriana Hausskn. & Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 28(2): 137 (1911).
  • Saponaria boissieriana Preobr. ex Popov, Trudy Turkestansk. Gosud. Univ. 4: 24 (1922).

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H.  1988. Caryophyllaceae II – Alsinoideae et Silenoideae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 163. 528 pp. 504 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gypsophila platyphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gypsophila platyphylla. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Gypsophila platyphylla. Accessed: Dec 16 2025. Reference page.