Silene polypetala

Silene polypetala

Taxonavigation

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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 polypetala

Name

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Silene polypetala (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub. (1948)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cucubalus polypetalus Walter, Fl. Carol. 141 (1788).
  • Heterotypic
    • Silene fimbriata Fenzl, Adv. Bot. (7); in Del. Sem. Hort. Vindob (1851), nom. illeg. non Sims (1806).
    • Silene fimbriata Baldwin in Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1(6): 515 (1821), nom. illeg. non Sims (1806).
    • Silene baldwinii Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 288 (1818).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • USA (Florida, Georgia)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Eastern fringed catchfly
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