Silene dirphya

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. Siphonomorpha
Species: Silene dirphya

Name

Silene dirphya Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 13(2): 281 (1983 publ. 1984), nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Saponaria caespitosa Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1(2): 282 (1809), nom. illeg. homonym. post., non DC., Mem. Agric. Soc. Agric. Dep. Seine 11: 78 (1808).
    • Lectotype (designated by Greuter, Fl. Hellenica 1: 285): [Greece, Evvia] "in Delphi monte Euboeae", Sibthorp (OXF [illustration in Sibthorp, Fl. Graec.: tab. 388, 1824]).
  • Saponaria smithii Ser. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 367 (1824), nom. nov.
    • Silene smithii (Ser.) Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 77 (1854), nom. illeg. homonym. post., non J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 714 (1791).
    • Silene saxifraga subsp. smithii (Ser.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 92 (1878).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece (Evvia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greuter, W. & Raus, Th. (eds.) 1984. Med-Checklist Notulae, 8. Willdenowia 13(2): 277–288. JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Greuter, W. 1997. Silene. Pp. 239–323 in Strid, A. & Tan, K. (eds.), Flora Hellenica. Volume One (Gymnospermae to Caryophyllaceae). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 547 pp. ISBN 3-87429-391-2. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene dirphya. Accessed: 2025 December 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Silene dirphya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Silene dirphya. Accessed: 31 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Silene dirphya. Published online. Accessed: 31 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Silene dirphya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 December 2025. Reference page.

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