Dianthus strictus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Dianthus
Subgenus: D. subg. Dianthus
Sectio: D. sect. Dianthus
Subsectio: D. subsect. Leptopetali
Species: Dianthus strictus
Subspecies: D. s. subsp. multipunctatus – D. s. subsp. strictus – D. s. subsp. sublaevis – D. s. subsp. troodi – D. s. subsp. velutinus
Name

Dianthus strictus Banks & Sol. in A.Russell, Nat. Hist. Aleppo, ed. 2, 2: 252. 1794.

Typus: environs of Aleppo, or between Iskenderun and Latakia, Russell (Holotypus: BM).

Homonyms

Dianthus strictus Sm. = Dianthus petraeus subsp. orbelicus (Velen.) Greuter & Burdet

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Kriti.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Egypt.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Turkey.
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia, Yemen.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Banks, J. & Solander, D.C. 1794. Nat. Hist. Aleppo ed. 2, 2: 252.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Dianthus strictus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 09. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dianthus strictus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dianthus strictus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 09 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Dianthus strictus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Sep 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dianthus strictus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Dianthus strictus, known as the wild pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Description

Perennial, very variable. Leaves ciliate at base and scabrous at margin. Inflorescence loose, more or less branching. Scales of calyx pale, membranous, briefly aristate. Calyx conical-cylindrical, slightly tapered at apex, greenish-white, sometimes tinged with purple. Striations often limited to the apex of teeth and to some bands below sinuses. Petals pink, lamina fan-shaped, denticulate, marked with dots which gave the plant its name.
Flowering

The plant flowers any time from May–December.
Geographic area

It is endemic to Syria, Lebanon, the Palestine region, Egypt, Iraq, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece.[1]
References

Mustapha Nehmeh, Wild Flowers Of Lebanon, National Council For Scientific Research,1978,page166.

Georges Tohme& Henriette Tohme, IIIustrated Flora of Lebanon, National Council For Scientific Research, Second Edition 2014.