Silene banksia

Silene banksia (syn. Silene sieboldii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to southeastern Siberia, most of China, and North Korea, and it has been introduced to Mongolia and Japan.[1] The species goes by the common names Chinese lychnis and jian chun luo.[2] It is a cultigen, domesticated in northeast Asia (almost certainly in China) at some time on the distant past.[3] No wild individuals are known.[3]

Silene banksia
At Osaka Prefectural Flowers Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. banksia
Binomial name
Silene banksia
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Agrostemma banksia Meerb.
    • Agrostemma bungeanum D.Don
    • Agrostemma fulgens (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Döll
    • Agrostemma grandiflorum (Jacq.) Döll
    • Exemix grandiflora Raf.
    • Hedona sinensis Lour.
    • Lychnis bungeana Fisch. ex Lindl.
    • Lychnis coccinea Salisb.
    • Lychnis coronata Thunb.
    • Lychnis coronata var. verticillata Makino
    • Lychnis fulgens Fisch. ex Spreng.
    • Lychnis fulgens f. glabra (Nakai) W.Lee
    • Lychnis grandiflora Jacq.
    • Lychnis haageana Benary ex Lem.
    • Lychnis senno Siebold & Zucc.
    • Lychnis sieboldii Van Houtte ex Planch.
    • Lychnis speciosa Carrière
    • Silene banksia f. verticillata (Makino) Yonek.
    • Silene bungeana (D.Don) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene fulgens (Fisch. ex Spreng.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Silene ganpi H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
    • Silene grandiflora (Jacq.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene senno (Siebold & Zucc.) S.Akiyama
    • Silene sieboldii (Van Houtte ex Planch.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene sinensis (Lour.) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai
    • Silene sinensis f. verticillata (Makino) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai

References
  1. "Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. Wiart, Christophe (2012-05-11). Medicinal Plants of China, Korea, and Japan: Bioresources for Tomorrow's Drugs and Cosmetics. CRC Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-4398-9912-0.
  3. Mabberley, David (1999). "Silene banksia (Caryophyllaceae), an ancient garden plant". Telopea. 8 (2): 249–256. doi:10.7751/telopea19934974.


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