Silene alexandrina

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

Silene alexandrina (Asch.) Danin, Israel J. Bot. 36: 65 (1987).

Neotype (designated by Danin 1987: 66): Egypt, Mariout, inter segetis, iii.1878, Letourneux 178 (G-BOIS).

Basionym
- Silene apetala var. alexandrina Asch., Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 46 (1887).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Danin, A. 1987. Contributions to the flora of Israel and Sinai. I. Studies in the apopetalous genera. Minuartia, Silene, Polygala and Sedum. Israel Journal of Botany 36(2): 63–71. DOI: 10.1080/0021213X.1987.10677070 Reference page.

Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silene alexandrina in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 4.Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene alexandrina. Accessed: 4 Mar 2026. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene alexandrina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene alexandrina. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2026. Reference page.