Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Auriculatae
Species: Silene caryophylloides
Subspecies: Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea

Name

Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea (Boiss.) Coode & Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 6 (1967).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene masmenaea Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 57 (1856).
    • Typus: [Turkey C5 Niğde] in regione alpina montis Masmeneudagh ad septentrionem Ciliciae, Balansa.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Huber-Morath, A., Coode, M.J.E. & Cullen, J. 1967. Materials for a Flora of Turkey XIII: Silene L. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 28(1): 1–8. DOI: 10.24823/nrbge.1967.2719 Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Boissier, P.E. 1856. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum nonnullis Europaeis Boreali-Africanisque additis. ser. 2, no. 5. 118 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Herrmann. MDZ Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Coode, M.J.E. & Cullen, J. 1967. Silene. Pp. 179–242 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 2 (Portulacaceae to Celastraceae). 581 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea. Accessed: 2026 April 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea. Accessed: 22 April 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2926. Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2926. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Silene caryophylloides subsp. masmenaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2020. Reference page.