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Silene L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 416 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

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.

Synonyms of Silene

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

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene adusta Ball J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 360. 1877 [1878 publ. 1877] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene aeoniopsis Bornm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 89: 112 (1936) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene alpina Thomas Cat. Pl. Suiss. (1837) 45. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene alsinoides Viv. Fl. Cors. Prodr. : 6 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene alsinoides E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 5: 104. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene ambigua Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 302 (1796) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene ambigua Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15(2): 576. 1842 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438815
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene anatolica Melzh. & A.Baytop Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 449 (1980) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene angustissima Boreau Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 95 (1857) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene arenaria Ehrenb. ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene 231. 1869 [1868 publ. 1 Jan 1869] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene arenaria E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 5: 115. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene aspera A.Braun ex Asch. Fl. Brandenburg 1: 85 (1860) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438887
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene atocia St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon vii. (1880) 134. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438896
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene badaroi Breistr. – — wfo-0001302731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene baldaccii (Rohlena) A.W.Hill Index Kew. , Suppl. 6: 194 (1926) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene barbata E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 108 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438891
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene brachiata Jord. ex Boreau Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 94 (1857) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene brachyantha Schur ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 86. 1878 [Sep 1878] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene bracteosa Bertol. Fl. Ital. 6: 627 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene byzantina Castagne ex Boiss. Fl. Orient. 1: 627 (1867) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438644
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene cancellata (Jacquem. ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Majumdar J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 650 (1964) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene carthusianorum E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 110 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene caryophylla E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 111 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene cephalonica Schimp. & Wiest ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene : 81 (1869) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene chambaensis Majumdar Journ. Ind. Bot. Soc. xlii. 649 (1964). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438585
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene coulteriana Otth Prodr. 1: 368 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene crassiuscula Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Bacchetta, Giusso & Ilardi – — wfo-0001302720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene cuculi E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 5: 97. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene czerei Boiss. Fl. Orient. 1: 629 (1867) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene deltoides E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 113 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene diurna (Sibth.) Godr. Fl. France 1: 216 (1847) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene effusa Otth Prodr. 1: 370 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene fabifolia Schott ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene : 81 (1869) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000497067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene falconeri (Rohrb.) Bocquet Candollea 22: 9 (1967) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440587
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene fastigiata E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 106 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440600
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene favargeri Bocquet Candollea 22: 29 (1967) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene fischeri Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 584. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene fissa Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 302 (1796) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene githago E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 121 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene halopetala hort. ex Fenzl Adv. Bot. [9]; Del. Sem. Hort. Vindob. (1851). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440282
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene hidaka-alpina (Miyabe & Tatew.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi J. Jap. Bot. 49: 345 (1974) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440418
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene honigbergeri Fenzl Sert. Cabul. : 3 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene hornemannii hort. ex Fenzl Adv. Bot. [9]; in Del. Sem. Hort. Vindob. (1851). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene hungarica (Wrigley) Niketić & Stevan. Arh. Biol. Nauka 59: 393 (2007) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000510362
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene jovis E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 96 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene jugora (F.N.Williams) Majumdar Bull. Bot. Surv. India 15: 39 (1973 publ. 1976) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene kemoniana C. Brullo, Brullo, Giusso, Ilardi & Sciandr. – — wfo-0001302721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene lazica Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 35 (1843) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440855
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene liponeura H.Neumayer Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 72: 55 (1922 publ. 1923) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000441001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene macedonica Formánek Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 32: 183 (1893 publ. 1894) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000441014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene macroclada Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 84 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene macrophylla Spreng. ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene : 81 (1869) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440952
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene mandralisci Parl. Occhio 8: 61 (1839) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene marginata Kit. Linnaea 32(4-5): 536. 1864 [Jan 1864] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene melzheimeri Greuter Willdenowia 25: 117 (1995) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene microloba Schott, Nyman & Kotschy Analect. Bot. : 59 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440704
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene minae Strobl – — wfo-0001302729
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene muradica Schischk. Vestn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 50: 27 (1920) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene muralis E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 104 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene nefelites C. Brullo, Brullo, Giusso & Ilardi – — wfo-0001302722
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene obovata A.E.Porsild Rhodora 40: 214 (1938) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene obscura Vorosch. Byull. Glavn. Bot. Sada 83: 34 (1972) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene oculata (Lindl.) Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(2): 179 (1921) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene ocymoides E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 118 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440840
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene oleracea Boreau Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 95 (1857) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440822
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene oreades Boiss. & Heldr. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 92 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene paniculata E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 105 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440766
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene pedicellata Boiss. Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 1: 608. 1867 [Apr-Jun 1867] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene peloritana C. Brullo, Brullo, Giusso, Miniss. & Sciandr. – — wfo-0001302726
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene persoonii Schott ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs 823. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439742
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene plumaria E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 114 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene polygama Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 536 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene prolifera E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 107 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439833
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene pseudobehen Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 36 (1843) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene pseudobehen Schur ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 88. 1878 [Sep 1878] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene pseudonutans Pančić Fl. Serbiae , Add.: 116 (1884) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439822
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene puberula Jord. ex Boreau Fl. Centre France, ed. 3 [Boreau] 2: 94. 1857 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439858
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene roemeri subsp. staminea (Bertol.) Nyman – — wfo-0001302727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene rubra E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 5: 99. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene rugosa Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 498 (1805) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene rupicola Boreau Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 95 (1857) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene rupicola A.Huet ex Rohrb. Monogr. Silene 138. 1869 [1868 publ. 1 Jan 1869] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene saxicola Lag. ex Willk. & Lange Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3(3): 641. 1878 [Jul 1878] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439496
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene scabra Fisch. ex Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 3. 66. 1839 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene schottiana Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 103 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439513
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene sillingeri Hendrych Unknown — wfo-0000734637
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene silvestris E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 5: 112. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene sinensis f. verticillata (Makino) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 71: 271 (1996) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001242689
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene soczavana var. macrosperma (A.E.Porsild) V.V.Petrovsky, D.F.Murray & Elven J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 436 (2008) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000744802
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene staminea Bertol. Fl. Ital. 4: 585 (1841) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene stewartii Ghaz. Pakistan J. Bot. 14(2): 115 (1982). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene stewartii (Edgew.) Majumdar Bull. Bot. Surv. India 16: 155 (1974 publ. 1977) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene subcorymbosa Adamovic Unknown — wfo-0000734672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene superba E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 116 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene tunica E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 107 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene umbellata Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 170. 1782 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene unilocularis Schrank Baier. Fl. 1: 712 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene vaccaria E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 120 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene vaga E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 5: 109 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene vesicaria Schrad. ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 822 (1832) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440228
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Silene viridis Greuter Willdenowia 14: 49 (1984) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000440182