Silene abietum

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: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Silene
Species: Silene abietum

Name

Silene abietum Font Quer & Maire, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 2(2): 199 (1949).

• Typus: Morocco, "Hab. in abietetis maroccanae montis Lexhab, juxta collem Hauta-el-Kasdir et Hafa Telaglisa ‭(Beni Derkul), ad ‭1.800–1.950 m alt., solo calcareo," ‭16–17 July 1932, Font Quer

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Font Quer, P. 1948. Plantae novae. Collectanea Botanica 2(2): 199–203. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene abietum. Accessed: 2026 February 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene abietum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene abietum. Accessed: January 01 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene abietum. Published online. Accessed: 01 January 2026. Reference page.

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