Silene fraudatrix
| Silene fraudatrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. fraudatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Silene fraudatrix | |
Silene fraudatrix is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[1][2] It is sometimes referred to by the common name Alevkaya Sinekkapani. It has a restricted distribution and is endemic to Northern Cyprus, where it is known only from Alevkaya where it is common to Tatlisu.
Description
[edit]Slender annual, often branched below with stems to 15 cm long, erect or spreading; flowers few, 1.5 cm across, single or paired in a very loose branched spray; petals rose pink to whitish, notched at the tip and with 2-lobed coronal scales at the throat. More branched forms with white flowers are found later in the season. Flowers from March to May.[3]
Habitat
[edit]On rocky mountain slopes under pine and cypress.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Silene fraudatrix Meikle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Silene fraudatrix Meikle". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein, Germany, 1994, ISBN 3-87429-364-5
- Flora of Cyprus Volume 1, Robert Desmond Meikle, Bentham-Moxon Trust, The Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 1985, ISBN 0-9504876-4-3