Silene barbara

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 barbara

Name

Silene barbara Humbert & Maire, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 15: 14 (1926 publ. 1927).

• Syntypes: Morocco: supra urbem Taza et in monte Tazzeka, solo siliceo, ad alt. ‭1.200–1.600 m, Juni 1925, R. Maire & H. Humbert (BC, MPU, P, RAB).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1926. Contributions à l'étude de la flora de l'Afrique du Nord. Fascicule 11. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc 15: 1–58. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Maire, R.C.J.E.† (posthumously published by Quézel, P.) 1963. Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 10. Dicotyledoneae: Centrospermales: Caryophyllaceae, sf. Silenoideae. 336 pp. Paul Lechevalier, Paris. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene barbara. Accessed: 2026 May 06.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene barbara in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene barbara. Accessed: 07 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene barbara. Published online. Accessed: 07 April 2026. Reference page.

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