Silene abyssinica

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: Silene subg. Lychnis
Sectio: Silene sect. Uebelinia
Species: Silene abyssinica

Name

Silene abyssinica (Hochst.) H.Neumayer, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 72: [55] (1922 publ. 1923).

• Typus: Tigray, near Adowa (Adwa), Schimper 1: 302 (Lectotype: TUB, isolectotypes: BM, K; BR, G, L, LG, M, MO, P, S, UPS, Z).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Uebelinia abyssinica Hochst., Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 30 (1841).
• Homotypic
  • Lychnis abyssinica (Hochst.) Lidén, Nordic J. Bot. 20: 516 (2000 publ. 2001).
• Heterotypic
  • Uebelinia hispida Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 586 (1893).
  • Uebelinia nigerica Turrill, Kew Bull. 9: 260 (1954).
  • Uebelinia spathulifolia Hochst. ex T.C.E.Fr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 85 (1923).
    • Typus: Gondar, Demerki, Schimper 11:569 (Lectotype: UPS, isolectotypes: BM, K; G, L, LG, M, P, WAG).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, DR Congo. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Neumayer, H. 1922 publ. 1923. Die Frage der Gattungsabgrenzung innerhalb der Silenoideen. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 72(Sitzungsberichte): (53)–(59). BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. 2000. Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Volume 2, Part 1: Magnoliaceae to Flacourliaceae. 532 pp. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Uppsala University. ISBN 978-91-971285-2-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Silene abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Silene abyssinica. Published online. Accessed: February 3 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene abyssinica. Accessed: 3 February 2024. Reference page.