Biology:Atocion
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Short description: Genus of Caryophyllaceae plants
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| Atocion compactum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Tribe: | Sileneae |
| Genus: | Atocion Adans.[1] |
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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
The following species are recognised in the genus Atocion:[2]
- Atocion armeria (L.) Raf.
- Atocion compactum (Fisch. ex Hornem.) Tzvelev
- Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp
- Atocion reuterianum (Boiss. & Blanche) Frajman
- Atocion rupestre (L.) Oxelman
- Atocion scythicinum (Coode & Cullen) Frajman
References
- ↑ Fam. Pl. 2: 254 (1763)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Atocion Adans.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6195-1.
- ↑ 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. "Key to the genera".
Wikidata ☰ Q17461670 entry
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