Biology:Silene keiskei

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Short description: Japanese flowering plant

Silene keiskei
Silene keiskei var akaisialpina2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. keiskei
Binomial name
Silene keiskei
Miq.
Synonyms
  • Melandrium keiskei (Miq.) Ohwi
  • Silene keiskei f. albescens (Takeda)

Silene keiskei is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[1] The species is native to Japan (Honshu).[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

subspecies include:[4]

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17237902 entry