Silene sect. Pulvinatae

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. Pulvinatae
Species: S. linearifolia – S. oreades

Name

Silene sect. Pulvinatae (Chowdhuri) F.Jafari, Oxelman & Gholipour, Taxon 69(2): 356 (2020)

• Type species: Silene oreades Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 92 (1849)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Silene subsect. Pulvinatae Chowdhuri, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 243. (1957)

References

Primary 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. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene sect. Pulvinatae. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 16 2026. Reference page.