Silene turgida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Behenantha
Species: Silene turgida

Name

Silene turgida M.Bieb. ex Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2(6): 545 (1835).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Silene graminifolia var. turgida (M.Bieb. ex Bunge) Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 34(II): 552 (1862).
• Heterotypic
  • Cucubalus fruticulosus J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 713 (1791).
  • Silene altaica Otth in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 374 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Silene graminifolia Bunge in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 2: 143 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Cucubalus saxifragus Schangin ex Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2(6): 545 (1835), pro syn.

Homonyms

• Silene turgida Schrenk ex Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 187 (1869), nom. inval. = Silene jeniseensis subsp. jeniseensis.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bunge, A.v. 1835. Verzeichniss der im Jahre 1832, im östlichen Theile des Altai-Gebirges gesammelten Pflanzen. Ein Supplement zur Flora altaica. Mémoires présentés à l'Académie impériale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg par divers Savans et dans ses assemblées 2(6): 523–610. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene turgida. Accessed: 2026 February 06.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene turgida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Silene turgida. Accessed: 01 January 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene turgida. Published online. Accessed: 01 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene turgida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 February 2026. Reference page.

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