Checklist: Caryophyllaceae

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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ILLECEBRACEAE 
Literature:  
Wild, H. (1960-1) Caryophyllaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
2429.000 STELLARIA L. 
Stellaria mannii Hook. f.
Stellaria sennii Chiov.
  
2430.000 CERASTIUM L. 
Cerastium afromontanum T.C.E.Fr.
Cerastium octandrum Hochst. ex A.Rich. IX
Cerastium caespitosum Gilib. ex Asch. var. octandrum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.
Cerastium simense Hochst. ex R.E.Fr.
  
2433.000 SAGINA L. 
Sagina abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  
2449.000 SPERGULA L. 
*Spergula arvensis L.
Alsine arvensis Crantz
Arenaria arvensis Wallr.
  
2452.000 DRYMARIA Willd. ex Schult. 
Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Holosteum cordatum L.
  
2455.000 POLYCARPAEA Lam. 
Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam.
  
2490.000 SILENE L. 
UEBELINIA Hochst. 
Silene abyssinica (Hochst.) H.Neumayer
Silene burchellii Otth
Silene kiwuensis (T.C.E.Fr.) F.Jafari, Oxelman & Rabeler
subsp. kiwuensis

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https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=50, retrieved 28 August 2026

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