Silene fraudatrix

(Silene fraudatrix)

Description

Silene fraudatrix is a species of flowering plant in the pink family of restricted distribution known by the common name Alevkaya Sinekkapani. It is endemic to Northern Cyprus, where it is known only from Alevkaya where it is common to Tatlisu.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Caryophyllales

Family:Caryophyllaceae

Genus:Silene

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