Silene lagenocalyx

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: Silene sect. Lasiocalycinae
Species; Silene lagenocalyx

Name

Silene lagenocalyx Fenzl ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 587 (1867)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Silene lagenocalyx var. purpurea Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 588 (1867)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Boissier, E. 1867. Flora Orientalis sive enumeratio plantarum in Oriente a Graecia et Aegypto ad Indiae fines hucusque observatarum. Volumen primum. Thalamiflorae. 1017 pp. Genevae et Basileae: H. Georg. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H.  1988. Caryophyllaceae II – Alsinoideae et Silenoideae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 163. 528 pp. 504 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene lagenocalyx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene lagenocalyx. Published online. Accessed: March 13 2026. Reference page.