Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 436 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 198 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 156 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 44 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 2: 68 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Lychnis chalcedonica L.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 360 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek lykhnis, from Lykhnos, a lamp; the leaves of L. coronaria were used as lamp wicks."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 153 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 98 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 270 [secondary reference]

Bittrich, V. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Caryophyllaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 233 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 270 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 506 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Silene L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Silene L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Silene L. legitimate

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