Silene ohwii

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
Species: Silene ohwii

Name

Silene ohwii T.C.Hsu, C.K.Liao & S.W.Chung, Phytotaxa 432(3): 296 (2020), nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Melandrium nubigenum Ohwi, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 48 (1934).
• Homotypic
  • Silene nubigena (Ohwi) Ohwi & H.Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 49(11): 345 (1974), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hsu, T.C., Liao, C.K., Chung, S.W. & Huang, W.J. 2020. Silene ohwii (Caryophyllaceae), a replaced name for Melandrium nubigenum. Phytotaxa 432(3): 296–300. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.432.3.7 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene ohwii. Accessed: 2026 April 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene ohwii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene ohwii. Accessed: 26 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene ohwii. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2026. Reference page.

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