Silene kingii

Silene kingii

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
Subgenus: S. subg. Behenantha
Sectio: S. sect. Physolychnis
Species: Silene kingii

Name

Silene kingii (S.Watson) Bocquet, Candollea 22: 29 (1967).

Synonyms

• Gastrolychnis kingii (S. Wats.) W. A. Weber
• Lychnis apetala var. kingii (S. Wats.) S. L. Welsh
• Lychnis kingii S. Wats.
• Melandrium kingii (S. Watson) Tolm.
• Wahlbergella kingii (S. Wats.) Rydberg

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. USA (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bocquet, G.F. 1967. Candollea 22: 29.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Silene kingii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Silene kingii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Silene kingii. Published online. Accessed: Sep 15 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Silene kingii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sep 2019.

Vernacular names

English: King's campion

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