Silene vagans C.B.Clarke (1888:6)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered after 138 years (Dey et al., 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Nagaland, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Clarke, C. B. (1888). On the Plants of Kohima and Muneypore. The Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 25: 1-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1889.tb00793.x
Other references:
Dey, S., Moaakum, Barbhuiya, H. A., Bendangtemsu, Yimchunger, Y. L., Phukan, M. M. and Krishna, G. (2024). Recollection of Silene vagans C.B. Clarke (Caryophyllaceae) after a span of 138 years from Nagaland, India: its typification and threat assessment. Phytotaxa 662(3): 293-297. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.662.3.9
Mao, A. A. and Dash, S. S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 14 August 2026]