Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides

Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides

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: Saponaria
Species: Saponaria ocymoides
Subspecies: Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides

Name

Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides (Viv.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2: 304 (1892).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene alsinoides Viv., Fl. Cors. Prodr.: 6 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Saponaria alsinoides (Viv.) Viv., Fl. Cors. Prodr., App. Alt.: 7 (1830).
  • Saponaria ocymoides var. alsinoides (Viv.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 98 (1878).
  • Saponaria ocymoides var. alsinoides (Viv.) Gürke in K.Richter, Pl. Eur. 2: 390 (1903), isonym.
• Heterotypic
  • Saponaria ocymoides var. gracilior Bertol., Fl. Ital. 4: 531 (1840).

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1993. Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides. Accessed: 2025 December 03.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides. Accessed: 03 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides. Published online. Accessed: 03 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 December 2025. Reference page.

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