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Silene L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 416 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000035363.

Literature

Synonyms of Silene

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Charesia E.A. Busch Trudy Bot. Muz. 19: 182. 1926. — wfo-4000007691
Cucubalus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 414. 1753. (1 May 1753) — wfo-4000009999
Elisanthe (Fenzl ex Endl.) Rchb. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 206. 1841[1841]. — wfo-4000013214
Gastrolychnis (Fenzl) Rchb. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 206. 1841. — wfo-4000015380
Melandrium Röhl. Deutschl. Fl. (ed. 2), Phanerog. Gew. 2: 37, 274. 1812. — wfo-4000023574
Otites Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 255. 1763. — wfo-4000027455
Physolychnis (Benth.) Rupr. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 14(4): 41. 1869. — wfo-4000029558
Pleconax Raf. Autik. Bot. 24. 1840. — wfo-4000030184

Species in Silene ( showing species 1 to 10 of 487)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Silene abietum Font Quer & Maire Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 2: 199 (1949) wfo-0000438302
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. Enum. Stirp. Vindob. : 242 (1762) wfo-0000438305
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lychnis acaulis (L.) Scop. Fl. Carniol. ed. 2, 1: 306 1771 wfo-0000359938
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Oncerum acaule (L.) Dulac Fl. Hautes -Pyrénées 257 1867 wfo-0000385926
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene elongata Bellardi Osserv. Bot. 60 1788 wfo-0000440636
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cucubalus acaulis L. Sp. Pl. 415 1753 wfo-0000628622
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cucubalus muscosus Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 30 1779 wfo-0000628695
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene acaulis subsp. longiscapa Vierh. Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 51: 561 1901 wfo-0000734697
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene exscapa All. Fl. Pedem. 2: 83–84, pl. 79, f. 2 83 1785 wfo-0001260746
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene acaulis subsp. arctica Á. Löve & D. Löve Univ. Colorado Stud., Ser. Biol. 17: 21 21 1965 wfo-0001291297
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene acaulis subsp. subacaulescens (F.N. Williams) Hultén Fl. Alaska Yukon 4: 696 696 1944 wfo-0001291518
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene acaulis subsp. acaulis – wfo-0001291783
Silene adelphiae Runemark Willdenowia 14: 45 (1984) wfo-0000438792
Silene adenocalyx F.N.Williams J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 403 (1909) wfo-0001238522
Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.f. Suppl. Pl. : 241 (1782) wfo-0000438799
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Silene atocioides Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 83 1844 wfo-0000438897
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cucubalus aegyptiacus L. Sp. Pl. 415 1753 wfo-0000628624
Silene aellenii Sennen Diagn. Nouv. 182. 1936 [Jul 1936] wfo-0000438800
Silene affghanica Rohrb. Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1867(App. 2): 5 (1867) wfo-0001281190
Silene akinfievii Schmalh. – — wfo-0001292191
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Charesia akinfievii (Schmalh.) E.A. Busch Trudy Bot. Muz. 19: 182 182 1926 — wfo-0001291984
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Melandrium akinfievii Schischk. – — wfo-0001292078
Silene akiyamae Rajbh. & Mits.Suzuki J. Jap. Bot. 82: 280 (2007) wfo-0001283848
Silene alaschanica (Maxim.) Bocquet Candollea 22: 15 (1967) wfo-0001238416
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lychnis alaschanica Maxim. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg 26: 427 427 1880 wfo-0001238415
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Melandrium alaschanicum (Maxim.) Y.Z. Zhao Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Intramongol. 16(4): 588 588 1985 wfo-0001238417
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 0 of 0)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Silene:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Silene acantholimon Wettst. Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1 98: 381 1889 publ. 1890 wfo-0000438303
Silene acarpophora Griseb. Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 172 1843 wfo-0000438304
Silene acuta E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. 222 1843 wfo-0000438590
Silene acutidentata Bondarenko & Vved. Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii 2: 323 1971 wfo-0000438869
Silene acutifolia Link ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene 141 1869 wfo-0000438552
Silene adenopetala Raikova Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 169 1923 wfo-0000438793
Silene adenophora (Schischk.) Czerep. Vasc. Pl. Russia 173 1995 wfo-0000438794
Silene adhaerens Ehrenb. ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene 162 1869 wfo-0000438802
Silene adusta Ball J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 360 1877 wfo-0000438790
Silene aegaea Oxelman Willdenowia 25: 157 1995 wfo-0000438798