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A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae)
Author(s) -
Lidén Magnus,
Popp Magnus,
Oxelman Bengt
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb01595.x
Subject(s) - biology , tribe , silene , caryophyllaceae , botany , monophyly , genus , phylogenetics , clade , genetics , sociology , anthropology , gene
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.