Orlaya
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Orlaya is a genus of flowering plants from Europe in the family Apiaceae, with between 1 and 11 species.[1] They are annuals with finely-divided leaves, and umbels of 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 the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
The following species are currently accepted:-[1]
- Orlaya daucorlaya Murb.
- Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm.
- Orlaya kochii Heywood
- Orlaya topaliana Beauverd
Etymology
The namesake of this genus is Johann Orlay, a Hungarian-Russian surgeon who lived from 1770 to 1829. It was the German botanist Georg Franz Hoffmann who dedicated the name Orlaya to Johann Orlay in 1814.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Orlaya". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plantfinder - Orlaya grandiflora". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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