Dionysia (plant)
Dionysia is a genus containing 49 species of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpines native to mountains in central Asia. They are usually evergreen perennials with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring.[1] They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.[2]
| Dionysia | |
|---|---|
| Dionysia involucrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Primuloideae |
| Genus: | Dionysia Fenzl |
| Type species | |
| Dionysia odora | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Macrosyphonia Duby 1844 | |
Species
Species include:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Dionysia afghanica Grey-Wilson | ||
| Dionysia archibaldii Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia aretioides (Lehm.) Boiss. | ||
| Dionysia assadii Borjian | ||
| Dionysia aubrietioides Jamzad & Mozaff. | ||
| Dionysia avia Mehregan, Younesi & Lidén | ||
| Dionysia bachtiarica Bornm. & Alex. | ||
| Dionysia balsamea Wendelbo & Rech.f. | ||
| Dionysia bazoftica Jamzad | ||
| Dionysia bornmuelleri (Pax) Clay | ||
| Dionysia bryoides Boiss. | ||
| Dionysia cespitosa (Duby) Boiss. | ||
| Dionysia cristagalli Lidén | ||
| Dionysia curviflora Bunge | ||
| Dionysia denticulata Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia diapensiifolia Boiss. | ||
| Dionysia esfandiarii Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia freitagii Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia gandzhinae Kamelin | ||
| Dionysia gaubae Bornm. | ||
| Dionysia haussknechtii Bornm. & Strauss | ||
| Dionysia hedgei Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia hissarica Lipsky | ||
| Dionysia involucrata Zapriag. | ||
| Dionysia iranica Jamzad | ||
| Dionysia iranshahrii Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia jamzadiae Lidén, M.Irvine, Alvén & Mehregan | ||
| Dionysia janthina Bornm. | ||
| Dionysia khatamii Mozaff. | ||
| Dionysia khuzistanica Jamzad | ||
| Dionysia kossinskyi Czerniak. | ||
| Dionysia × kowsariana Zeraatkar & Khajoei | ||
| Dionysia lacei (Hemsl. & G.Watt) Clay | ||
| Dionysia lamingtonii Stapf | ||
| Dionysia leucotricha Bornm. | ||
| Dionysia lindbergii Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia lurorum Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia michauxii (Duby) Boiss. | ||
| Dionysia microphylla Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia mira (Jaub. & Spach) Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia mozaffarianii Lidén | ||
| Dionysia odora Fenzl | ||
| Dionysia oreodoxa Bornm. | ||
| Dionysia paradoxa Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia revoluta Boiss. | ||
| Dionysia rhaptodes Bunge | ||
| Dionysia robusta Younesi | ||
| Dionysia saponacea Wendelbo & Rech.f. | ||
| Dionysia sarvestanica Jamzad & Grey-Wilson | ||
| Dionysia splendens Alipour, Mehregan & Lidén | ||
| Dionysia tacamahaca Lidén | ||
| Dionysia tapetodes Bunge | ||
| Dionysia termeana Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia teucrioides P.H.Davis & Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia viscidula Wendelbo | ||
| Dionysia viva Lidén & Zetterl. | ||
| Dionysia wendelboi Podlech | ||
| Dionysia zagrica Grey-Wilson | ||
| Dionysia zetterlundii Lidén | ||
| Dionysia zeynepiae Güzel | ||
| Dionysia zschummelii Lidén | ||
Dionysia aretioides, with yellow flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- "Dionysia - flowering cushions in the Alpine House | Kew Blogs". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- "Dionysia Fenzl". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Dionysia aretioides". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 29. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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