Atocion Explained

Atocion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, tribe Sileneae, native to Europe, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far east as Iran. The species diversity is highest in the Balkans.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Atocion:^[2]

• Atocion armeria (L.) Raf.
• Atocion compactum (Fisch. ex Hornem.) Tzvelev
• Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp
• Atocion reuterianum (Boiss. & Blanche) Frajman
• Atocion rupestre (L.) Oxelman
• Atocion scythicinum (Coode & Cullen) Frajman

Notes and References

1. A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae) . 2000 . Oxelman . B. . Lidén . M. . Rabeler . R. K. . Popp . M. . Nordic Journal of Botany . 20 . 6 . 743–748 . 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb00760.x . 2027.42/73198 . Key to the genera . free .
2. Web site: Atocion Adans. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 12 February 2021 .