Silene affghanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Species: Silene affghanica

Name

Silene affghanica Rohrb., Index Sem. Horti Berol. 2, app. alt.: 5. 1867.

• Type: W. Griffith Herb. Late East Ind. Comp. 314 (B†, C, E, K, M, W)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Silene afghanica Rohrb., orth. var. (Affghanistan: archaic spelling of Afghanistan, in use in Germany until c. 1870)

References

• Rohrbach, P. 1868. Monographie der Gattung Silene. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann: 210.
• Melzheimer, V. 1988. Silene. In: Rechinger, K.H., Flora Iranica. 163. Caryophyllaceae II – Alsinoideae et Silenoideae. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt: 394.
• Ghazanfar, S.A. & Nasir, Y.N. 1986. Caryophyllaceae. In: Ali, S.I. (ed.): Flora of Pakistan 175. 120 pp. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi. eFloras. Reference page.  62.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition