Silene microsperma

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. Arenosae
Species: Silene microsperma
Subspecies: S. m. subsp. cypria – S. m. subsp. maritima – S. m. subsp. microsperma – S. m. subsp. modesta

Name

Silene microsperma Fenzl, Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 9 (1842).

• Typus: [Turkey] Prope Süveydiye, ad Orontis, K.G.T. Kotschy s.n. (no specimen cited).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Fenzl, E. 1842. Pugillus Plantarum Novarum Syriae et Tauri Occidentalis Primus. Fridericus Beck, Vindobonae. [III] + 18 pp. Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum Reference page. 

Additional references

• Eggens, F., Jafari, F., Thollesson, M., Crameri, S.F., Zarre, S. & Oxelman, B. 2020. Phylogeny and species delimitation in Silene sect. Arenosae (Caryophyllaceae): a new section. PhytoKeys 159: 1–34. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.159.51500 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene microsperma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene microsperma. Published online. Accessed: Mar 2 2026. Reference page.

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