Silene flos-jovis

Silene flos-jovis

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: Silene subg. Lychnis
Sectio: Silene sect. Agrostemma
Species: Silene flos-jovis

Name

Silene flos-jovis (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 145 (1811).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostemma flos-jovis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 436 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Lychnis flos-jovis (L.) Desr. in J.B.A.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 644 (1792).
  • Coronaria flos-jovis (L.) A.Braun, Flora 26: 368 (1843).
  • Silene flos-jovis (L.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12(2): 189 (1982), isonym.
• Heterotypic
  • Lychnis flos-cuculi var. ramosa Ser. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 385 (1824).
  • Lychnis incana St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 70 (1880).
  • Lychnis umbellifera Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 52 (1779).
  • Silene jovis E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 5: 96 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Middle Europe Germany, Switzerland. Southeastern Europe Italy. Introduced into: Czechoslovakia, Sweden. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 436. Reference page. 
• Clairville, J.P. de 1811. Manuel d'herborisation en Suisse et en Valais, rédigé selon le systême de Linné, corrigé par ses propres principes. Avec l'indication d'un nouveau systême dérivé également des principes de ce grand maître. xxvii + 382 pp., Steiner & Ziegler, Winterthour. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Greuter, W. & Raus, Th. (eds.) 1982. Med-Checklist Notulae, 6. Willdenowia 12(2): 183–199. JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene flos-jovis. Accessed: 2026 January 05.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Silene flos-jovis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene flos-jovis. Accessed: 04 February 2024. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Silene flos-jovis. Published online. Accessed: 04 February 2024. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene flos-jovis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Flower of Jove
• français: Œillet de Jupiter, fleur de Jupiter
• 中文: 神花

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