Silene villosa Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 88 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to SW. Israel and W. Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran to N. Central Pakistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.85790. epublication.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Daoud, H.S. in Al-Rawi, A. (1985). Flora of Kuwait 1: 1-224. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. I. Pteridophyta à Rosaceae. Candollea 47: 113-179.
  • Ghazanfar, S. A. & Nasir, Y.J. (1986). Flora of Pakistan 175: 1-125. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H. (1988). Flora Iranica 163: 1-528. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 592 (1867)
  • Chamberlain in Fl. Arab. Penin. & Socotra 1: 217 (1996).
  • Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 88 (1775)
  • Ghazanfar & Y. Nasir in Fl. Pak. 175: 83 (1986)
  • Leonard, Contrib. Fl. et Veg. Deserts d’Iran 6: 17 (1986)
  • Melzh. in Fl. Iranica 163: 496 (1988)
  • Rohrb., Monogr. Silene: 110 (1868)
  • Zohary, Fl. Palaest. 1: 93 (1966)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.85790. epublication.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. I. Pteridophyta à Rosaceae. Candollea 47: 113-179.
  • Ghazanfar, S. A. & Nasir, Y.J. (1986). Flora of Pakistan 175: 1-125. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Alkas, J. [17672] K000609855 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [16946] K000609858 Yes
Bové, N. [s.n.] Egypt K005011219 Yes
Watson, G.A. [s.n.] Iraq K005011181 Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt K005011210 Yes
Fernandez, J. [568] Bahrain K005011196 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [s.n.] K005011230 Yes
Guest, E.; al Rawi, A. [14186] K000609859 Yes
Wiest, A. [s.n.] Egypt K005011220 Yes
Halwagy, R.; Halwagy, M. [312] Kuwait K005011201 Yes
Halwagy, R.; Halwagy, M. [195] Kuwait K005011200 Yes
Bové [175] Egypt K005011218 Yes
Good, R. [44] Iran K005011197 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [774] Egypt K005011216 Yes
Davis, P.H. [10477] K005011233 Yes
Ascherson, P.; Rohlfs, G. [183] Egypt K005011215 Yes
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [454] Oman K005011191 Yes
Bormüller, J. [96] Iran K005011186 Yes
[Major McDonald] [s.n.] K005011232 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K005011224 Yes
Lee-Oldfield, F.N. [FNLO44] Oman K005011190 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [53] Egypt K005011225 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt K005011221 Yes
Polunin, O. [11726] Iran K005011185 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt K005011222 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Egypt K005011214 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [46154] Iran K005011184 Yes
Davis, P.H. [10234] Egypt K005011209 Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt K005011213 Yes
Good, R. [43] Iran K005011198 Yes
Watson, G.A. [s.n.] Iraq K005011182 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] K005011231 Yes
Bové, N. [s.n.] Egypt K005011217 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15974] Jordan K005011207 Yes
Good, R. [42] Iran K005011199 Yes
Watson, G.A. [s.n.] K000609856 Yes
Davis, P.H. [10243] Egypt K005011226 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8929] Jordan K005011208 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8494] Egypt K005011211 Yes
Guest, E.; [Ibrahim Mchallal] [15305] K000609861 Yes
[Burton] [s.n.] Iraq K005011189 Yes
Carpenter, T.; Muharraq, R.A.F. [91] Iraq K005011188 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K005011229 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15855] Jordan K005011205 Yes
D'Angelis, J.D. [s.n.] Israel K005011204 Yes
s.coll. [41993] Oman K005011192 Yes
s.coll. [5398] Iran K005011183 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt K005011223 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [16952] Iraq K005011187 Yes
Heller, T.M.; Keogh, N.J.; El-Keblawy, A. [TMH325] United Arab Emirates K005011193 Yes
Poore, M.E.D. [S/1113] Jordan K005011206 Yes
Guest, E.; A. al Rawi [14186] K000609860 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17208] K000609857 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [FNH3297] Israel K005011203 Yes

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