Silene sect. Uebelinia

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. Uebelinia
Species: S. abyssinica – S. afromontana – S. kenyana – S. kigesiensis – S. kiwuensis – S. scottii

Name

Silene sect. Uebelinia (Hochst.) F.Jafari, Oxelman & Rabeler, Taxon 69(2): 349 (2020)

• Type species: Silene abyssinica (Hochst.) H.Neumayer, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 72: 55. (1923)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Uebelinia Hochst., Flora 24(2): 664 (1841)
• Homotypic
  • Lychnis sect. Uebelinia (Hochst.) O.Kuntze in Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 341. (1903)
• Heterotypic
  • Uebelinia sect. Trigynuebelinia T.C.E.Fr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 85. (1923)

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. Uebelinia. Published online. Accessed: Feb 14 2026. Reference page.