Genus Atocion Adans.

Usually considered a synonym of Silene L.


Summary
Genus number:
29111
Last updated:
12 January 2012
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Sileneae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Frajman, B. et al. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of Atocion and Viscaria (Sileneae, Caryophyllaceae) inferred from chloroplast, nuclear ribosomal, and low-copy gene DNA sequences. Taxon 58:811-824. Note: accepts
  2. Frajman, B. et al. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Atocion and Viscaria (Sileneae, Caryophyllaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 173:194-210. Note: accepts
  3. Oxelman, B. et al. 2000. A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 20:743-748. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=29111. Accessed 11 May 2026.