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2490.000 Silene - Catchflies
Description of the genus
Herbs or shrublets. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite. Sepals united to form a tubular or dilated calyx which is 5-toothed with 10 principal veins. Flowers unisexual or bisexual. Petals 5, with a long narrow claw and a dilated, 2-fid or simple lamina, often with scales at the base of the lamina. Stamens 10. Styles 3 (in ours). Capsule many-seeded, opening from the apex by 3 or 6 teeth or valves. Seeds numerous. Derivation of name: From the Greek word, saliva, referring to the stickiness of the stems and calyx in some species Worldwide: c.700 species, northern hemisphere, especially the Balkan Peninsula and SW Asia. Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| armeria L. | E | |
| burchellii Otth ex DC. var. angustifolia Sond. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| gallica L. | C,E | Description, Image |
| undulata Aiton | C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Silene:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: SileneFlora of Burundi: Silene
Flora of Malawi: Silene
Flora of Mozambique: Silene
Flora of Rwanda: Silene
Flora of Zambia: Silene
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Silene
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SileneBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Silene
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Silene
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Silene
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Silene
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Silene
JSTOR Plant Science: Silene
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Silene
Plants of the World Online: Silene
Tropicos: Silene
Wikipedia: Silene
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