Genus: Heliosperma (Rchb.) Rchb.

Sometimes included in: Silene L.

• conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Vienna ICBN Art. 14.4) Ixoca Raf., nom. rej.
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

No Species Records exist for this genus in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1211. [conservation recommended].
  
• Brummitt, R. K. 1992. Vascular plant families and genera. (Kew FamGen)
  
• Brummitt, R. K. 2007. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 59. Taxon 56:1293. [conservation recommended].
  
• Frajman, B. & R. K. Rabeler. 2006. (1737) Proposal to conserve the name Heliosperma against Ixoca (Caryophyllaceae, Sileneae). Taxon 55:807–808.
  
• Oxelman, B. et al. 2000. A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 20:743–748. [= Ixoca Raf.].
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Check other nomenclature databases for Heliosperma:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Check other databases for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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