Silene chirensis

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 chirensis

Name

Silene chirensis A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 44 (1848).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene brachystachys Webb, Fragm. Fl. Aethiop.-Aegypt.: 34 (1854).
  • Silene hochstetteri Rohrb., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 25: 81 (1867).
  • Silene schweinfurthii Rohrb., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 25: 82 (1867).
    • Silene chirensis var. schweinfurthii (Rohrb.) Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(App. 2): 173 (1896).
    • Silene burchellii var. schweinfurthii (Rohrb.) Täckh. & Boulos, Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 16 (1972 publ. 1974).
  • Silene schimperiana Hochst. ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 120 (1869), nom. inval.
  • Silene arabica F.N.Williams, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 66 (1896), nom. illeg.
  • Silene chirensis var. macropetala Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(App. 2): 173 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richard, A. 1847–1848. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae seu enumeratio plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae provinciis detectarum et praecipue a beatis doctoribus Richard Quartin Dillon et Antonio Petit (annis 1838 – 1843) lectarum. Vol. 1. XI+472 pp. Arthus Bertrand, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene chirensis. Accessed: 2026 January 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene chirensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene chirensis. Accessed: 19 January 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene chirensis. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2026. Reference page.

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