Eudianthe
Eudianthe coeli-rosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Sileneae
Genus: Eudianthe
(Rchb.) Rchb.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Pontinia Fr.

Eudianthe is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, found in the Canary Islands and the western Mediterranean.[2] It can be distinguished from other members of the tribe Sileneae by its linear to narrowly lanceolate leaves and its pink flowers.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Fenzl ex Endl.
  • Eudianthe laeta (Aiton) Rchb. ex Willk.
  • Eudianthe lagrangei (Coss.) Pau

References

  1. ↑ Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 206 (1841)
  2. 1 2 3 "Eudianthe (Rchb.) Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Oxelman, B.; Lidén, M.; Rabeler, R. K.; Popp, M. (2000). "A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 20 (6): 743–748. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb00760.x. hdl:2027.42/73198. Key to the genera
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