Silene odontopetala

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. Behenantha
Sectio: Silene sect. Odontopetalae
Species: Silene odontopetala
Varietates: S. o. var. congesta – S. o. var. odontopetala – S. o. var. rupestris

Name

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

• Typus: "Hab. in alpibus Tauri occidentalis (Kotschy coll. n. 82)."

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Sinai, 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. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene odontopetala. Accessed: 2026 April 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene odontopetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene odontopetala. Accessed: 22 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene odontopetala. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene odontopetala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: سيلينة سنية البتلات

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