Puschkinia

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Puschkinia
Puschkinia scilloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Puschkinia
Adams
Species

2, see text

Synonyms

Adamsia Willd.

Puschkinia is a genus of two species of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[1] It is native to Asia and the Middle East.

This genus is named in honor of the Russian botanist Apollo Mussin-Pushkin. It was once included in the Liliaceae.

Leaves are green and strap-like, growing in twos.

Flowers are borne in early spring in racemes to 25 cm (6 in) high.

Seeds are borne in three-parted capsules. After seed ripens in early summer, plants go dormant till the next spring.

Like members of the genus Chionodoxa, the bases of the stamens are flattened and closely clustered in the middle of the flower. In the related genus Scilla, the stamens are not flattened or clustered together.

Species

As of March 2013, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted only two species:[2]

  • 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 3,000 m

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae 
  2. ↑ Search for "Puschkinia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-03-22 

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