Silene colorata subsp. benoistii

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: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Silene
Species: Silene colorata
Subspecies: Silene colorata subsp. benoistii

Name

Silene colorata subsp. benoistii (Maire) Sauvage, Trav. Inst. Sci. Chérifien, Sér. Bot. 22: 64 (1961)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene benoistii Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 15: 75 (1925)
• Homotypic
  • Silene colorata var. benoistii (Maire) Maire, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 17: 20 (1927 publ. 1928)

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, 449 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene colorata subsp. benoistii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene colorata subsp. benoistii. Published online. Accessed: May 21 2026. Reference page.