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Silene L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Caryophyllaceae
genus
Silene

Name

Synonyms
Charesia E.A.Busch
Coromelandrum K.O.R.P.P.Graebner, 1920
Coronaria Guett.
Gastrocalyx Schischk.
Schischkiniella Steenis
Steris Raf.
Homonyms
Silene L.
Silene Broun, 1893
Common names
Lichtnelke in German
campion in English
campion, catchfly in English
campions in language.
catchfly in English
silènes in French
glimmar in Swedish
campions in English
glimmar in Swedish
smelleslekta in Nynorsk, Norwegian
smelleslekta in Norwegian Bokmål
Смілка in Ukrainian

Bibliographic References

  1. Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007).
  3. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007).
  4. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  7. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  8. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  9. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  10. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  11. as per family
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