Silene bourgaei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Siphonomorpha
Species: Silene bourgaei

Name

Silene bourgaei Webb ex Christ, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9(1): 100 (1887).

• Type locality: Hab. Gomera in convalle S. Catharinae prope Agulo. (JE 00013086, K 000310966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Gomera). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Christ, K.H.H. 1887. Spicilegium Canariense. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 9(1): 86–172. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene bourgaei. Accessed: 2026 April 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene bourgaei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene bourgaei. Accessed: 16 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene bourgaei. Published online. Accessed: 16 April 2026. Reference page.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Silene bourgaei. Accessed: 16 April 2026 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Bourgeaus Leimkraut
• español: Canutillo gomero

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