African Plant Database


Lychnis L.
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 436 (1753)
 
Species
More species (19)
 
Status
Status for NA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Silene L.
Status for SA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Silene L.
Status for TA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Silene L.
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Silene L.
=Atocion Adans. (1763)
=*Behen Moench (1794)
=Eudianthe Rchb. (1841)
=Lychnidia Pomel (1874)
=Melandrium Röhl. (1812)
=Viscaria Bernh. (1800)

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • LEBRUN J.P. & A. STORK (2010). Tropical african flowering Plants (Ecol. & Distribution) Buxaceae-Simaroubaceae Trop. Afr. Flow. Plants (Ecol. Distr.) 5: 359
  • LEBRUN J.P. & A. STORK (2010). Tropical african flowering Plants (Ecol. & Distribution) Buxaceae-Simaroubaceae Trop. Afr. Flow. Plants (Ecol. Distr.) 5: 359

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • DOBIGNARD, A. & C. CHATELAIN (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques Ville de Genève. hors-série. 3: 225

Bibliography other :
  • Nord. J. Bot. 20: 743-748 (2001).
  • Novon 2008: 99-100 (2008).
  • J. Biogeogr. 35: 1016-1029 (2008).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU
 
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