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Silene thebana Orph. exBoiss. is transferred as a subspecies toS. fabaria (L.)Sm., resulting in the new combinationS. fabaria (L.)Sm. subsp.thebana (Orph. exBoiss.)Melzh. The chromosome count of 2n = 24 is recorded for the first time for this taxon.
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Dedicated to Prof. DrK. H. Rechinger on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 16th October 1986.
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Melzheimer, V. On the taxonomic position ofSilene thebana (Caryophyllaceae). Pl Syst Evol 155, 251–256 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00936302
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