Pechnelken
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Cuckoo's light carnation ( Lychnis flos-cuculi ) |
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Pechnelken ( Lychnis ) are a genus of plants in the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae). Some authors do not consider the Pechnelken as a separate genus, but count the species in question among the ciliate herbs ( Silene ).
The German genus name is derived from the sticky stalks of the common pecherskin ( Lychnis viscaria ).
description
Pechnelken types are perennial herbaceous plants . The dichasial branching is typical for all carnation plants . The opposite leaves are sessile, undivided, elongated and with entire margins. There are no stipules.
The inflorescences are so-called dichasias (see picture). The flowers are five-fold. The five green sepals are fused. The five petals can have very different colors. There are ten stamens . There are fruit capsules formed.
ingredients
A plant tonic is obtained from the seeds of the common pechkin, which has now also been approved by the Federal Biological Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry . This use goes back to older observations that plants grow more vigorously in fields near Pechnelken. The effect was confirmed in laboratory experiments by a Bonn researcher. It is believed that the active ingredient is a plant growth hormone .
Types (selection)
There are around 25 species of Lychnis . Here is a selection:
- Alpine light carnation ( Lychnis alpina L. )
- Burning love ( Lychnis chalcedonica L. , Syn .: Silene chalcedonica (L.) EHLKrause )
- Cuckoo's light carnation ( Lychnis flos-cuculi L. )
- Jupiter Carnation ( Lychnis flos-jovis (L.) Desr. )
- Common Pechnelke ( Lychnis viscaria L. )
photos
Common Pechnelke ( Lychnis viscaria ), flowers
Common Pechnelke ( Lychnis viscaria ), flowers
Alpine Pechnelke ( Lychnis alpina ), top view
Burning love ( Lychnis chalcedonica )
Jupiter Carnation ( Lychnis flos-jovis )
literature
- RK Rabeler: Proposal to conserve Silene L. against Lychnis L. (Caryophyllaceae). In: Taxon Volume 41, No. 1, 1992, pp. 126-128, doi: 10.2307 / 1222505 .
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↑ * RK Rabeler: Proposal to conserve Silene L. against Lychnis L. (Caryophyllaceae) , In: Taxon , Volume 41, 1992, pp. 126-128.
- At GRIN, Lychnis is a synonym for Silene . Probable synonym of: Silene L. (English)
- Lychnis is valid for Flora Europaea .
- In the Flora of North America , Lychnis is synonymous with Silene . In this account, Lychnis, Melandrium, and Viscaria have been included in Silene. (English)
- In Flora of China 's Lychnis still a valid species. Recently, Greuter (in Taxon 44: 543-581. 1995) placed Lychnis into the synonymy of Silene. However, Oxelman et al. (in Nordic J. Bot. 20: 513-518. 2001) showed that it is possible to retain Lychnis and several other genera (eg, Atocion) as separate from Silene in a taxonomy that is consistent with both the ability to diagnose taxa and solid, molecular-phylogenetic hypotheses. Some species, traditionally included in Lychnis, belong in Silene . (English)
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- For Grin, Lychnis is a synonym for Silene . Probable synonym of: Silene L. (English)
- Lychnis is valid for Flora Europaea.
- In the Flora of North America Lychnis is a syn. Of Silene . In this account, Lychnis, Melandrium, and Viscaria have been included in Silene. (English)
- Lychnis is still a valid genus in the Flora of China . Recently, Greuter (in Taxon 44: 543-581. 1995) placed Lychnis into the synonymy of Silene. However, Oxelman et al. (in Nordic J. Bot. 20: 513-518. 2001) showed that it is possible to retain Lychnis and several other genera (eg, Atocion) as separate from Silene in a taxonomy that is consistent with both the ability to diagnose taxa and solid, molecular-phylogenetic hypotheses. Some species, traditionally included in Lychnis, belong in Silene . (English)