A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae)

• Published in: Nordic Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Lidén, Magnus, Popp, Magnus, Oxelman, Bengt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2000
• Subjects: Plant Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; samojed*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb01595.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1756-1051.2000.tb01595.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb01595.x

A reclassification of the tribe Sileneae compatible with molecular data is presented. The genus Eudianthe ( E. laeta and E. coeli‐ma) is restored. Viscaria, Heliosperma , and Atocion together form a well supported monophyletic group distinct from Silene and Lychnis , and are recognized at generic level. With Agrostemma and Petrocoptis , the number of genera in the tribe sums up to eight. The new combinations Silene samojedorum, Silene ajanensis, Lychnis abyssinica, Atocion asterias, Atocion compactum, Atocion lerchenfeldiana , and Atocion rupestre are made.