Re-establishment of Silene neglecta Ten. (Caryophyllaceae) with taxonomic notes on some related taxa

By

Sáez, Llorenç
Mesbah, Melilia
López-Alvarado, Javier
Bacchetta, Gianluigi
El Mokni, Ridha
Peruzzi, Lorenzo
Oxelman, Bengt

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

195

Pages

143--160

Subjects

Mediterranean basin , morphometrics , Nomenclature , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.195.81370

 

Abstract

Silene neglecta has been misunderstood and confused with S. nocturna, although several morphological characters (petal shape, calyx indumentum, hairiness of stamen filaments, seed size, seed-coat surface and shape) allow separation of these species. Moreover, S. mutabilis (which has been considered conspecific with S. neglecta) and S. martinolii (an alleged endemic species to south-western Sardinia) are considered here as taxonomic synonyms of S. nocturna and S. neglecta, respectively. These taxonomic conclusions are strongly supported by multivariate morphometric analyses of 21 characters.