Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra

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: Alsineae
Genus: Moenchia
Species: Moenchia erecta
Subspecies: Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra

Name

Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Cout., Fl. Port. 211 (1913).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sagina octandra Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 1: 864 (1823).
• Homotypic
  • Moenchia octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) J.Gay in J.H.Perreymond, Pl. Phan. Fréjus: 55 (1833).
  • Moenchia erecta var. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Moris, Fl. Sardoa 1: 269 (1837).
  • Moenchia quaternella var. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Moris, Fl. Sardoa 1: 269 (1837).
  • Malachia octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren., Acad. Sci. Besançon, Séance Publique 1839: 186 (1839).
  • Cerastium glaucum var. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Gren., Mém. Soc. Émul. Doubs 1: 48 (1841).
  • Moenchia quaternella subsp. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 111 (1878).
  • Cerastium manticum subsp. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 96 (1882).
  • Cerastium octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) E.G.Camus, Cat. Pl. France: 46 (1888), nom. illeg.
  • Cerastium quaternellum subsp. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2,: 316 (1894).
  • Cerastium erectum var. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Pérez Lara, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 25: 180 (1896).
  • Cerastium quaternellum var. octandrum (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 3: 225 (1896).
  • Moenchia erecta proles octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Samp., Bol. Soc. Brot. 24: 25 (1909).
  • Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra (Ziz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Cout., Fl. Port.: 211 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Arenaria calycina Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 157 (1789).
    • Cerastium calycinum Fenzl, Vers. Darstell. Alsin.: 56 (1833).
    • Moenchia calycina (Poir.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 213 (1936).
  • Cerastium erectum var. linneanum Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 9: 191 (1963), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Türkiye-in-Europe. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon), Palestine (Israel), Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 23. Reference page.  (accepting the species only)
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra. Published online. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Moenchia erecta subsp. octandra in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 23.Reference page.