Olsynium
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Olsynium_douglasii_37688.JPG
|image_caption = Olysnium douglasii var. douglasii in Anacortes Community Forest Lands
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Olsynium
|authority = Raf.
|type_species = Olsynium grandiflorum
|type_species_authority = (Douglas ex Lindley) Rafinesque
|synonyms =
- Phaiophleps Raf.
- Symphyostemon Miers
- Psithyrisma Herb.
- Chamelum Phil.
- Ona Ravenna
}}
Olsynium is a genus of summer-dormant rhizomatous perennial flowering plants in the iris family Iridaceae, native to sunny hillsides in South America and western North America. [http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Olsynium%20douglasii.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map]Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia , ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
Description
Etymology
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ol, meaning "a little", and syn-, meaning "joined",{{cite book |author1=Manning, John |author2=Goldblatt, Peter |title=The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, Oregon|pages=219–21 |year=2008|isbn=978-0-88192-897-6}} referring to the stamens.{{Citation |first1=Anita F. |last1=Cholewa |first2=Douglass M. |last2=Henderson |title=Olsynium |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=122839 |access-date=2012-09-22 |name-list-style=amp}}, in {{Citation |editor-last=Flora of North Americaial Committee |year=1982 |title=Flora of North America (online) |publisher=eFloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1 }}
Taxonomy
The taxon Olsynium was formerly considered as part of the genus Sisyrinchium. The following species are recognised in the genus Olsynium:Search for "Olsynium", {{Citation |title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ |access-date=2012-09-22 }}
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| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 120px | Olsynium acaule (Klatt) Goldblatt | Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina |
| Olsynium andinum (Phil.) Ravenna | central Chile, Neuquén Province in Argentina | |
| 120px | Olsynium biflorum (Thunb.) Goldblatt | Santa Cruz + Tierra del Fuego Provinces in southern Argentina |
| Olsynium bodenbenderi (Kurtz) Goldblatt | Mendoza Province in Argentina | |
| Olsynium chrysochromum J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores | central Chile | |
| 120px | Olsynium douglasii (A.Dietr.) E.P.Bicknell | British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, extreme northern California, Idaho, northern Nevada, northwestern Utah |
| Olsynium filifolium (Gaudich.) Goldblatt | southern Argentina, Falkland Islands | |
| 120px | Olsynium junceum (E.Mey. ex C.Presl) Goldblatt | Bolivia, Argentina, Chile |
| Olsynium lyckholmii (Dusén) Goldblatt | central Chile, southern Argentina | |
| Olsynium nigricans (Phil.) R.A.Rodr. & Martic. | Maule Province in Chile | |
| Olsynium obscurum (Cav.) Goldblatt | southern Chile, Tierra del Fuego Province in Argentina | |
| Olsynium philippii (Klatt) Goldblatt | central Chile | |
| Olsynium porphyreum (Kraenzl.) Ravenna | Peru | |
| 120px | Olsynium scirpoideum (Poepp.) Goldblatt | central + northern Chile, Rio Negro Province in Argentina |
| Olsynium stoloniferum Ravenna | O'Higgins Province in Chile | |
| Olsynium trinerve (Baker) R.A.Rodr. & Martic. | Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile | |
| Olsynium villosum Ravenna | Santiago Province in Chile |
References
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External links
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=122839 Flora of North America]
- [http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Olsynium Pacific Bulb Society]
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
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