Puschkinia
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Puschkinia is a genus of four known species of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[1] It is native to the Caucasus and the Middle East.[2] Puschkinia scilloides is grown as an ornamental bulbous plant.
Description
The leaves are green, strap-like, and grow in pairs. The flowers are borne in early spring in racemes up to about Template:Cvt high. The six tepals are joined at the base to form a tube to about half their length. Like members of the former genus Chionodoxa (now a section of Scilla), the bases of the stamens are flattened and closely clustered in the middle of the flower; however, unlike Chionodoxa, they are joined to form a cup or corona. In the related genus Scilla (squills), the stamens are not joined together. Seeds are borne in three-parted capsules. After the seed ripens in early summer, the plants become dormant until the next spring.[3][4]
Taxonomy
The genus Puschkinia was erected by Johann Friedrich Adam in 1805.[2] It is named in honor of the Russian botanist Apollo Mussin-Pushkin.[4] Now placed in the subfamily Scilloideae of the family Asparagaceae,[1] like other lilioid monocots, it was once included in the Liliaceae.
Species
As of April 2022[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted four species:[5]
- Puschkinia bilgineri Yildirim – Turkey
- Puschkinia kurdistanica Ruksans – Turkey
- Puschkinia peshmenii Rix & B.Mathew - native to Turkey and Iran
- Puschkinia scilloides Adams (striped squill) - native to the Caucasus, Turkey, northern Iran and Lebanon; found in mountain meadows and stony slopes up to Script error: No such module "convert".
Cultivation
Puschkinia scilloides is grown as an ornamental bulbous plant, particularly recommended as an early flowering bulb for cool, well drained positions.[3] Puschkinia peshmenii is rare in cultivation.[4]
Culture
In 1993, an illustration of Puschkinia scilloides was used as a postage stamp in Azerbaijan, with a series of other flowers, including Iris reticulata, Tulipa systola (syn. T. persica), Iris acutiloba, Iris iberica subsp. elegantissima (syn. I. elegantissima) and Tulipa florenskyii.[6]
References
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External links
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- Puschkinia photographs at Plants of Turkey
- BBC: Plant Finder
- Botanica Sistematica
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- Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. PUSCHKINIA PESHMENII: Hyacinthaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine Volume 24 Issue 1, Pages 54 - 57, 2007