Jordania (Plantae)

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: Jordania
Species: J. aziz-sancarii – J. cherlerioides – J. confertifolia – J. frankenioides – J. hamzaoglui – J. huber-morathii – J. mevlanae – J. minuartioides – J. ortegioides – J. sandrasica – J. spergulifolia – J. stenopetala – J. thymoides – J. turcica

Name

Jordania Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 93 (1849).

• Type species: Jordania minuartioides (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 94 (1849).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Phryna (Boiss.) Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 16c: 351 (1934), non Phryne Bubani.
  • Phrynella Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 16c: 364 (1934).

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. 

Additional references

• Madhani, H., Rabeler, R.K., & Zarre, S. 2024. Generic delimitation of Bolanthus and resurrection of Jordania within Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae). Taxon 73(5): 1239–1250. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13234 Reference page. 
• Koç, M. & Hamzaoğlu, E. 2015. Bolanthus turcicus (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Turkey. PhytoKeys 52: 81–88. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.52.4479 Reference page. 
• Hamzaoğlu, E., Koç, M. & Büyük, İ. 2017. Bolanthus sandrasicus sp. nov. (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey. Nordic Journal of Botany 35(5): 563-568. DOI: 10.1111/njb.01521 Reference page. 
• Koç, M. & Hamzaoğlu, E. 2019. Morphological and Molecular Evidence for a New Species of Bolanthus (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey. Systematic Botany 44(1): 189–196. DOI: 10.1600/036364419X698010 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Jordania). Jordania (Plantae). Accessed: 15 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Jordania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb. 7. Reference page.  yet to be updated
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Jordania. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 7 2025. Reference page.