Orlaya Hoffm.

First published in Gen. Pl. Umbell.: 58 (1814)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central Europe to Medit.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Glabrous or pubescent annual herbs with 2- or 3-pinnate leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels compound
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre and involucel present, conspicuous, bracts and bracteoles frequently scarious margined
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white; outer petals of outer flowers large, cordate, very strongly radiant, remainder obovate, emarginate with an inflexed lobule
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx with 5 small teeth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ovate, strongly dorsally compressed, commissure broad Mericarps only slightly convex; primary ridges filiform, setose, secondary ridges more prominent, furnished with stout, biseriate, uncinate prickles, lateral secondary ridges connivent at the commissure
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits Vittae
Vittae solitary beneath the secondary ridges
Disc
Disk small, entire to somewhat sulcate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stylopodium
Stylopodia conical, styles long and divergent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Carpophore
Carpophore bipartite
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Endosperm
Endosperm dorsally compressed, commissural face flat.
Distribution
Five species in SE Europe and the Mediterranean region to Iran and C Asia; only one species in Iraq.
Note
Orlaya (dedicated to the Muscovite doctor and botanophil Johann Orlay, 1770–1829).
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Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0