Silene banksia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Silene |
| Species: | S. banksia
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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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mabberley, David (1999). "Silene banksia (Caryophyllaceae), an ancient garden plant". Telopea. 8 (2): 249–256. doi:10.7751/telopea19934974.
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