Silene baccifera (L.) Roth , Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 192 1788. (Syn: Cucubalus baccatus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.; Cucubalus baccifer L.; Cucubalus baccifer var. angustifolius L.H.Zhou; Cucubalus baccifer var. cavalerieri H.Lév.; Cucubalus baccifer var. japonicus Miq.; Cucubalus divaricatus Clairv.; Cucubalus horizontalis Moench; Cucubalus japonicus (Miq.) Vorosch.; Lychnanthos scandens C.C.Gmel. (Unresolved); Lychnanthos volubilis S.G.Gmel. (Unresolved); Lychnis baccifera (L.) Scop.; Scribaea baccifera (L.) Schur; Scribaea cucubalus Borkh. (Unresolved); Scribaea divaricata P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. (Unresolved); Silene baccifera var. japonicus (Miq.) H. Ohashi & H. Nakai; Silene fissa Salisb. (Unresolved)); Cucubalus baccifer from Kashmir: Cucubalus baccifer L., Sp. pl. 1:414. 1753, family Caryophyllaceae common names: Berry catchfly Prostrate or ascending perennial herb with ovate-lanceolate opposite leaves, hairy on both surfaces, ciliate along margin; flowers nodding, 1-3; calyx green, inlated in fruit; petals greenish white, bifid at tip; fruit somewhat fleshy, up to 12 mm across, emerging from calyx, finally dry, brwnish-red. Photographed from Pahalgam, Kahmir, growing in shaded places among shrubs and rocks.
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Syn: Cucubalus baccifer L. Common name: Berry catchfly A very distinct plant with greenish-white flowers, calyx inflated in fruit, fruit fleshy and indehiscent Perennial herb with prostrate or ascending stems, 2-5 cm long ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves, hairy on both surfaces; flowers greenish-white, nodding, 1-3 together; pedicel 3-5 mm long; calyx 10-13 mm long, inflated in fruit with revolute teeth; petals with long claw, limb divided into linear lobes, coronal scales bifid; styles 3; fruit 10-12 mm in diameter, initially fleshy, brownish red and dry when mature, indehiscent. Photographed from Pahalgam, Kashmir. References:
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