Species Silene clandestina
Pictures from Observations
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Silene:
Gk. Silenos = a Greek woodland deity, half man, half horse or goat, companion of Dionysius, always portrayed as old, bald and bearded, and usually covered with foam or slaver; referring to the sticky secretion of the stems that entrap small insects, thus foiling predators. ‘Catchfly.’
Etymology of clandestina:
From the Latin ‘clandestina’ / ‘clandestinus’ meaning ‘secret’
Scientific name:
Silene clandestina Jacq.
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Collectanea [Jacquin] 5: 111 (1796 [1797])
Synonym status:
Year published:
1797
Observations of Taxon
Silene clandestina
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Silene clandestina
Locality:
Name of observer:
Lynda de Wet (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection: