Silene sect. Lychnis

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: Silene subg. Lychnis
Sectio: Silene sect. Lychnis
Species: S. banksia – S. chalcedonica  – S. cognata – S. gracillima – S. kiusiana – S. miqueliana – S. wilfordii

Name

Silene sect. Lychnis (L.) Greuter, Taxon 44(4): 556. (1995)

• Type species: Silene chalcedonica E.H.L.Krause, Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 5: 96 (1901)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lychnis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 436 (1753) nom. rej. in favour of Silene L., Sp. Pl. 1: 416 (1753), nom. cons
• Homotypic
  • Lychnis subg. Lychnis Reichenbach, Consp. Regn. Veg.: 207. [1828–1829]

References

Primary references

• Greuter, W. 1995. Studies in Greek Caryophylloideae: Agrostemma, Silene, and Vaccaria. Willdenowia 25(1): 105–142. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jafari, F., Zarre, S., Gholipour, A., Eggens, F., Rabeler, R.K. & Oxelman, B. 2020. A new taxonomic backbone for the infrageneric classification of the species-rich genus Silene (Caryophyllaceae). Taxon 69(2): 337–368. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12230 JSTOR Appendix S6 ResearchGate Reference page.