Silene keiskei

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Silene keiskei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. keiskei
Binomial name
Silene keiskei
Synonyms
  • Melandrium keiskei (Miq.) Ohwi
  • Silene keiskei f. albescens (Takeda)

Silene keiskei is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species is native to Japan (Honshu). It grows in temperate climates[1] and in the high mountains.[2]

The species was first described and the name by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel but in 1936 it was reconsidered and reclassified by Jisaburo Ohwi. Plants in this species can grow up to 10 to 30 cm.[3]

Subspecies[edit]

subspecies include:[4]

  • Silene keiskei f. albescens
  • Silene keiskei var. minor
  • Silene keiskei f. procumbens

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Silene keiskei Miq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ Nōkai, Dai Nihon (1895). Useful Plants of Japan Described and Illustrated. Agricultural Society of Japan. p. 181.
  3. ^ "Hortipedia - Melandrium keiskei". en.hortipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2014 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.