Primulaceae
Dionysia

Dionysia odora Fenzl

First published in Flora 26: 389 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Türkiye to NW. & W. Iran. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Aromatic glandular-pubescent low shrub forming large dense cushions or tufts up to 15 cm high
Morphology Branches
Branches densely covered with imbricate marcescent leaves
Morphology Leaves
Leaves sessile, broadly obovate to narrowly oblong, 3–4.5 × 1–2 mm, obtuse, 3–7-dentate to almost entire, pubescent and glandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary; scape 0.5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bract solitary, oblong, entire, pubescent and glandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx campanulate-tubular, 4–4.5 mm, lobes linear-oblong, glandular-pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow, tube 12–25 mm, glandular, limb 7–10 mm across, lobes obovate, 2.5–3.5 mm, entire, rounded above
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds few (about 3).
Ecology
Common on vertical and overhanging rocks and cliffs, in crevices in limestone; alt. 1400–2300 m
Phenology
April.
Distribution
Found in north-east Iraq.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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