Nomenclature: wfo-0000440633
![Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Von Heldreich, Theodor: . Barcode: E00232659. Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Von Heldreich, Theodor: . Barcode: E00232659.](https://iiif.rbge.org.uk/herb/iiif/E00232659/full/219,/0/default.jpg)
![Edmond Boissier (1810-1885) Edmond Boissier (1810-1885)](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edmond%20Boissier%2065years%20old.jpg)
![Theodor von Heldreich (1822-1902) Theodor von Heldreich (1822-1902)](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Acta%20Horti%20berg.%20-%201905%20-%20tafl.%20134%20-%20Theodor%20Heinrich%20H.%20von%20Heldreich.jpg)
Silene echinus Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 5: 56. 1856 [Sep-Oct 1856]
Nomenclatural References
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Von Heldreich, Theodor: . Barcode: E00232659. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- person : Edmond Boissier (1810-1885) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Boiss.' in the authors string.
- person : Theodor von Heldreich (1822-1902) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Heldr.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 157281-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2488405
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2488405
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12Placement: Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Silene > Silene echinus