Silene aellenii

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 aellenii

Name

Silene aellenii Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 182 (1936).

• Typus: “Hab.-Maroc: Beni-Bu-Yahi, djebel Kerker vers les puits de prospection, 800–900 m," Sennen & Mauricio.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene divaricata Clemente, Elench. Pl. Horti Matr.: 103 (1806), nom. inval.
  • Silene divaricata Clemente ex Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 15 (1816), nom. illeg., non Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1(2): 293 (1809), nom. illeg.
  • Silene willkommiana J.Gay ex Coss., Notes Pl. Crit.: 32 (1849), nom. nud.
    • Silene divaricata var. willkommiana J.Gay ex Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 660 (1878).
  • Silene ramosissima Willk., Strand-Steppengeb. Iber. Halbins. [thes.]: 108 (1852), nom. illeg.
  • Silene divaricata var. brachycalyx Pau & Font Quer in P.Font i Quer, Exsicc. (Iter Marocc.) 1929: n.° 145 (1930).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Sennen, F. 1936. Diagnoses des nouveautés parues dans les exsiccata Plantes d'Espagne et du Maroc de 1928 à 1935. 308 pp. Vic: Imp. Anglada. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Talavera, S. 1990. Silene. Pp. 313–406 in Castroviejo, S., Laínz, M., López González, G., Montserrat, P., Muñoz Garmendia, J.F., Paiva, J.A.R. & Villar Peréz, L. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. II. Platanaceae – Plumbaginaceae (partim). lii + 892 pp., Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico, C.S.I.C. ISBN 84-00-07034-8. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene aellenii in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 19.Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene aellenii. Accessed: 2026 March 05.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene aellenii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene aellenii. Accessed: 19 February 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene aellenii. Published online. Accessed: 19 February 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene aellenii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 March 2026. Reference page.

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