Caryophyllaceae
Silene

Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 241 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to N. Central Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H. (1988). Flora Iranica 163: 1-528. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H. (1988). Flora Iranica 163: 1-528. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Maitland, T.D. [99] Lebanon K000283350 No
Jan 1, 1997 Archibald, J.C. [1076] Lebanon K000283348 No
Jan 1, 1997 Archibald, J.C. [988] Lebanon K000283351 No
Jan 1, 1997 Maitland, T.D. [99] Lebanon K000283347 No
Jan 1, 1997 Townsend, C.C. [67/ 32] Lebanon K000283349 No
Jan 1, 1997 Mooney, H.F. [4635] Lebanon K000283346 No
Jan 1, 1988 Helbaek, H. [12] Lebanon K000283352 No
Feb 26, 1955 Davies, P.H. [9319] Jordan K000315568 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [6704] Lebanon K001069148 No
Polunin, O. [57] Lebanon K000283355 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [99] Lebanon K000283353 No
Helbaek, H. [2] Lebanon K000283354 No
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [28573] Turkey K000728431 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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