Honkenya peploides (L.) Ehrh. ssp. diffusa (Hornem.) Á. Löve

Place: Hotelneset,
Longyearbyen
© Inger Greve Alsos

Place: Hotelneset,
Longyearbyen
© Inger Greve Alsos

Place: Hotelneset, Longyearbyen
© Inger Greve Alsos

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Last updated: 2008.04.12

Scientific name, origin and meaning:

Honkenya, Honckenya: After the german botanist Gerhard August Honckeny (1724 - 1805).
peploides: As look like Peplis. (Peplis, peplus - Greek peplis, peplos eller peplion. Plantname by Hippokrates, 400 b.c.)
diffusa, diffusus, diffusatus: Widespread.
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Scientific data:


Groupe:
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Lifeform:
Worldwide distribution:
Distribution on Svalbard:
Diploid/Polyploid:
Chromosome number (2n):68 (66 - 70)
Basic chromosom number:
Probable ploidy level on Svalbard:
Main reproduction strategi:
Floral gender:
Pollination vector:
Main mode of pollination:
Source: Brochmann, C. & Steen, S.W, 1999 - Sex and genes in the flora of Svalbard

All species in genus Honkenya

  • Honkenya peploides ssp. diffusa

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