Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota 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. Siphonomorpha
Species: Silene acaulis
Subspecies: Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis

Name

Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis Özgökçe & Kit Tan, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 42: 144 (2005).

• Typus: Turkey B9 Van: Ahta Dag, southeast of Kalecik village near Özalp, 2500–2700 m, 15 May 1998, F. Özgökçe 5911 (Holotype: VANF; isotype BEOU, herb. Kit).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Özgökce, F., Tan, K. & Stevanović, V. 2005. A new subspecies of Silene acaulis (Caryophyllaceae) from East Anatolia, Turkey. Annales Botanici Fennici 42(2): 143–149. PDF JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis. Published online. Accessed: 17 Feb 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis. Accessed: 17 Feb 2026. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene acaulis subsp. vanensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 17.Reference page.