Orlaya
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| Orlaya grandiflora Illustration by Johann Georg Sturm, in hisDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen,1796 | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Scandiceae |
| Subtribe: | Daucinae |
| Genus: | Orlaya Hoffm. |
Orlayais a genus offlowering plantsfrom Europe in thefamilyApiaceae,with between 1 and 11 species.[1]They areannualswith finely-divided leaves, andumbelsof lacy pink or white flowers.O. grandiflora,white laceflower, is well-known and widely cultivated as an ornamental in the UK and elsewhere. It has gained theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit.[2][3]
The following species are currently accepted:-[1]
- Orlaya daucorlayaMurb.
- Orlaya grandiflora(L.) Hoffm.
- Orlaya kochiiHeywood
- Orlaya topalianaBeauverd
References
[edit]- ^ab"Orlaya".The Plant List.Retrieved14 April2018.
- ^"RHS Plantfinder -Orlaya grandiflora".Retrieved14 April2018.
- ^"AGM Plants - Ornamental"(PDF).Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70.Retrieved14 April2018.
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