Atocion

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Atocion
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Atocion compactum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Sileneae
Genus: Atocion
Adans. [1]
Species

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Synonyms [2]

MinjaeviaTzvelev

Atocion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, tribe Sileneae, native to Europe, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far east as Iran. [2] The species diversity is highest in the Balkans. [3]

Species

Currently accepted species include: [2]

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References

  1. Fam. Pl. 2: 254 (1763)
  2. 1 2 3 "Atocion Adans". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. Oxelman, B.; Lidén, M.; Rabeler, R. K.; Popp, M. (2000). "A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 20 (6): 743–748. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb00760.x. hdl: 2027.42/73198 . Key to the genera