Silene burchellii subsp. modesta

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 burchellii
Subspecies: Silene burchellii subsp. modesta

Name

Silene burchellii subsp. modesta J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Bothalia 42: 170 (2012).

• Typus: Eastern Cape, 3227 (Stutterheim): Mount Kemp, (–CB), 13 Jan. 1947, Compton 19196 (Holotype: NBG).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene acuta E.Mey. in J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 222 (1843), nom. nud.
  • Silene cernua var. hirta lus. lanceolata Fenzl in J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 222 (1843), nom. nud.
  • Silene burchellii var. latifolia Sond. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 128 (1860).
    • Typus: South Africa, [Gauteng], shady places at the Crocodile River, Zeyher s.n. S11-24323 (Holotype: S).
  • Silene meruensis Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(3/4): 382 (1912).
    • Typus: Kilimandscharogebiet: auf Geröll und Erde steiler Hange um 3600 m ü. M. (Uhlig 598)
    • Silene burchellii var. meruensis (Engl.) Weim., Bot. Not. 1934: 91 (1934).
  • Silene burchellii var. maschonica Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(3/4): 382 (1912).
    • Typus: Maschonaland: auf steinigen Hiigeln bei Salisbury, um 1600 m ü. M. (A. Engler 3061a.
  • Silene burchellii var. macrorrhiza R.E.Fr., Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, 1: 37 (1914).
  • Silene burchellii var. macropetala Turrill, Kew Bull. 9: 57 (1954).
    • Typus: Tanganyika. Matengo-Hochland w s w. von Songea, Buschgehölze oberhalb Ugano c. 1600 m., 12.3.1936 (fl.), 22.5.1936 (fr.), H. Zerny 518 (W).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, DR Congo. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eswatini, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the southern African native and naturalized species of Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae). Bothalia 42(2): 147–186. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v42i2.14 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene burchellii subsp. modesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene burchellii subsp. modesta. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene burchellii subsp. modesta. Accessed: 16 Apr 2026. Reference page. 

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