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Internal ID UUID643ffd2ee0106972470357
Scientific name Silene otites
Authority (L.) Wibel
First published in Prim. Fl. Werth. 241 1799

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Scientific/model-organism use:
Silene otites is used in ecological and evolutionary research as a model for studying gynodioecy, sexual dimorphism, and floral trait variation. Laboratory and field studies have investigated sex determination, reproductive success, and genotype–environment interactions in natural populations, with the species serving as a case study for the evolution of breeding systems and resource allocation to reproduction. Molecular and population studies explicitly cite S. otites as an empirical system for examining genome–phenome relationships and quantitative genetic variation.

Infrastructure and community resources:
- GenBank contains genetic and genomic records for S. otites; studies have generated sequence data (nuclear and organelle markers) and assembled datasets for phylogenetics, phylogeography, and population structure analyses.
- The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) documents occurrence records and taxonomic treatments, supporting species-level mapping and ecological niche modeling.
- The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) maintains current nomenclatural data and accepted name status (authority: (L.) Wibel).

Application classes:
Silene otites supports basic science without commercial products or established industrial derivatives; its contributions are restricted to:
- Comparative and population genetics (nuclear and plastid markers).
- Experimental floral biology and breeding-system assays.
- Community resource for biodiversity informatics via GBIF and biodiversity DNA barcode data (if present on BOLD) used in taxa-delimitation workflows.

Properties relevant to use:
Observed traits relevant to research applications include sexually dimorphic floral phenotypes associated with gynodioecy, facilitating comparative analyses of sexual-system evolution, and geographic variation enabling genotype–environment studies in natural populations.

Standards and regulation:
No commercial standards or regulatory frameworks apply. The taxon is maintained in scientific nomenclature through IPNI and in occurrence data through GBIF; genetic resources are curated in GenBank as public data.

Sustainability and sourcing:
No commercial extraction; access is via field sampling under national/institutional ethics and permitting, with reliance on publicly deposited herbarium voucher specimens and DNA sequences for reproducible science.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Cucubalus dioicus Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 167. 1782
Cucubalus effusus Fisch. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 370. 1824 [mid Jan 1824]
Cucubalus hermaphroditus Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 167. 1782
Cucubalus otites L. Sp. Pl. : 415 (1753)
Cucubalus parviflorus Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 26 (1779)
Diplogama otites Opiz Seznam : 38 (1852)
Silene otites Sm. Prim. Fl. Werth. : 241 (1799)
Otites pseudotites (Besser ex Rchb.) Klokov Bot. Žurn. (Kiev) 5(1): 25 (1948)
Silene pseudo-otites Besser Fl. Germ. Excurs. 819 1832

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Language Common/alternative name
English spanish catchfly
Bulgarian ушно плюскавиче
Czech silenka ušnice
Welsh gludlys sbaen
German Öhrchenleimkraut
German ohrlöffel-leimkraut
Estonian liiv-põisrohi
Finnish arokohokki
French silène à oreillettes
Latvian ausainā plaukšķene
Dutch oorsilene
Polish lepnica wąskopłatkowa
Swedish kvastglim
Chinese 黄雪轮
Chinese 黃雪輪

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Name Authority First published in
Silene otites subsp. hungarica Wrigley Ann. Bot. Fenn. 23: 74 (1986)

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Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • Xinjiang
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000440742
INPN 123577
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157978-1
The Plant List kew-2488569
Open Tree Of Life 577238
Observations.org 2753
NCBI Taxonomy 42039
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002994
IPNI 157978-1
iNaturalist 208996
GBIF 7267395
EPPO SILOT
EOL 2903921
Elurikkus 7268
USDA GRIN 310857
Wikipedia Silene_otites

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Heterochiasmy and Sex Chromosome Evolution in Silene Filatov DA Genes (Basel) 22-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10048291
doi:10.3390/genes14030543
PMID:36980816
The Distribution of Phytoecdysteroids among Terrestrial Vascular Plants: A Comparison of Two Databases and Discussion of the Implications for Plant/Insect Interactions and Plant Protection Dinan L, Lafont F, Lafont R Plants (Basel) 09-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9967490
doi:10.3390/plants12040776
PMID:36840124
Genetic variation of Cerastium alpinum L. from Babia Góra, a critically endangered species in Poland Milarska SE, Androsiuk P, Bednarek PT, Larson K, Giełwanowska I J Appl Genet 02-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9837003
doi:10.1007/s13353-022-00731-x
PMID:36322376
Phytoecdysteroids: Distribution, Structural Diversity, Biosynthesis, Activity, and Crosstalk with Phytohormones Arif Y, Singh P, Bajguz A, Hayat S Int J Mol Sci 04-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9369314
doi:10.3390/ijms23158664
PMID:35955797
Adaptive changes of the autosomal part of the genome in a dioecious clade of Silene Zluvova J, Kubat Z, Hobza R, Janousek B Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 21-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8935319
doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0228
PMID:35306886
Labile sex expression in angiosperm species with sex chromosomes Käfer J, Méndez M, Mousset S Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 21-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8935303
doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0216
PMID:35306891
Dosage compensation evolution in plants: theories, controversies and mechanisms Muyle A, Marais GA, Bačovský V, Hobza R, Lenormand T Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 21-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8935305
doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0222
PMID:35306896
Behavioural Responses of Male Aedes albopictus to Different Volatile Chemical Compounds Carraretto D, Soresinetti L, Rossi I, Malacrida AR, Gasperi G, Gomulski LM Insects 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8955809
doi:10.3390/insects13030290
PMID:35323588
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
Epigenetics drive the evolution of sex chromosomes in animals and plants Muyle A, Bachtrog D, Marais GA, Turner JM Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 19-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8059572
doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0124
PMID:33866802
Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species Stasiak A, Latocha P Plants (Basel) 30-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7760476
doi:10.3390/plants9121675
PMID:33266005
Life on a hilltop: vegetation history, plant husbandry and pastoralism at the dawn of Bergamo-Bergomum (northern Italy, 15th to 7th century bc) Pini R, Ravazzi C, Comolli R, Perego R, Castellano L, Croci C, De Amicis M, Khair DA, Furlanetto G, Marsetti D Veg Hist Archaeobot 02-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7605146
doi:10.1007/s00334-020-00802-1
PMID:33162679
The phytochemical, biological, and medicinal attributes of phytoecdysteroids: An updated review Das N, Mishra SK, Bishayee A, Ali ES, Bishayee A Acta Pharm Sin B 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC8343124
doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2020.10.012
PMID:34386319
Dioecy Is Associated with High Genetic Diversity and Adaptation Rates in the Plant Genus Silene Muyle A, Martin H, Zemp N, Mollion M, Gallina S, Tavares R, Silva A, Bataillon T, Widmer A, Glémin S, Touzet P, Marais GA Mol Biol Evol 14-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7947750
doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa229
PMID:32926156
Evidence for Dosage Compensation in Coccinia grandis, a Plant with a Highly Heteromorphic XY System Fruchard C, Badouin H, Latrasse D, Devani RS, Muyle A, Rhoné B, Renner SS, Banerjee AK, Bendahmane A, Marais GA Genes (Basel) 13-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7397054
doi:10.3390/genes11070787
PMID:32668777

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Androstane steroids / Androgens and derivatives
2,3,14-Trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-6,17-dione 536348 Click to see 334.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
5beta-Androst-7-en-6-one, 2beta,3beta,14,17beta-tetrahydroxy- 22213160 Click to see CC12CCC3C(=CC(=O)C4C3(CC(C(C4)O)O)C)C1(CCC2O)O 336.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
Rubrosterone 12315102 Click to see 334.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives
(1R,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17S)-1,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R,3R)-2,3,6-trihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one 101142458 Click to see CC12CCC3C(=CC(=O)C4C3(C(CC(C4)O)O)C)C1(CCC2C(C)(C(CCC(C)(C)O)O)O)O 480.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
(2R,3S,5S,10S,13S,14R,17R)-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2S,3S,5S)-2,3,6-trihydroxy-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one 133562183 Click to see 494.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
(2S,3R,5R,10R,13R,17S)-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-(2,3,6-trihydroxy-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one 5319224 Click to see 494.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
20-Hydroxyecdysone 5459840 Click to see 480.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0731-7085(97)00051-4
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327660
Integristerone A 16038795 Click to see 496.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Pentahydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives
Ecdysone 19212 Click to see CC(C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2=CC(=O)C4C3(CC(C(C4)O)O)C)C)O)C(CCC(C)(C)O)O 464.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Tetrahydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives
2-Deoxyecdysone 13939876 Click to see CC(C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2=CC(=O)C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)O)C(CCC(C)(C)O)O 448.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0731-7085(97)00051-4
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327660
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Oxosteroids / 20-oxosteroids
Poststerone 441835 Click to see CC(=O)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2=CC(=O)C4C3(CC(C(C4)O)O)C)C)O 362.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50068A002
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid lactones
(5S)-5-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17S)-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-6-oxo-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]furan-2-one 56601999 Click to see 416.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)41:1<1::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-R

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