Silene banksia

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Silene banksia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. banksia
Binomial name
Silene banksia
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Agrostemma banksiaMeerb.
    • Agrostemma bungeanumD.Don
    • Agrostemma fulgens(Fisch. ex Spreng.) Döll
    • Agrostemma grandiflorum(Jacq.) Döll
    • Exemix grandifloraRaf.
    • Hedona sinensisLour.
    • Lychnis bungeanaFisch. ex Lindl.
    • Lychnis coccineaSalisb.
    • Lychnis coronataThunb.
    • Lychnis coronata var. verticillataMakino
    • Lychnis fulgensFisch. ex Spreng.
    • Lychnis fulgens f. glabra(Nakai) W.Lee
    • Lychnis grandifloraJacq.
    • Lychnis haageanaBenary ex Lem.
    • Lychnis sennoSiebold & Zucc.
    • Lychnis sieboldiiVan Houtte ex Planch.
    • Lychnis speciosaCarrière
    • Silene banksia f. verticillata(Makino) Yonek.
    • Silene bungeana(D.Don) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene fulgens(Fisch. ex Spreng.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Silene ganpiH.Ohba & S.Akiyama
    • Silene grandiflora(Jacq.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene senno(Siebold & Zucc.) S.Akiyama
    • Silene sieboldii(Van Houtte ex Planch.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene sinensis(Lour.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene sinensis f. verticillata(Makino) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai

Silene banksia (syn. Silene sieboldii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to southeastern Siberia, most of China, and North Korea, and it has been introduced to Mongolia and Japan. [1] The species goes by the common names Chinese lychnis and jian chun luo. [2] It is a cultigen, domesticated in northeast Asia (almost certainly in China) at some time on the distant past. [3] No wild individuals are known. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. Wiart, Christophe (2012-05-11). Medicinal Plants of China, Korea, and Japan: Bioresources for Tomorrow's Drugs and Cosmetics. CRC Press. p. 282. ISBN   978-1-4398-9912-0.
  3. 1 2 Mabberley, David (1999). "Silene banksia (Caryophyllaceae), an ancient garden plant". Telopea. 8 (2): 249–256. doi: 10.7751/telopea19934974 .