''Zaluzianskya'' is a genus of flowering plants now regarded as a member of the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family. The genus is endemic to Southern Africa and includes some described sixty species.

Taxonomy

''Zaluzianskya'' was named in honour of Adam Zalužanský ze Zalužan, 1558–1613, a physician of Prague, author of ''Methodus Herbariae'', 1592.Chittenden, Fred J. Ed., Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, Oxford 1951 Zaluziansky seems to have been a deservedly prominent botanist in his day, with some views on taxonomy quite advanced for his time.

Pollinators

Superficially the shape of the flowers is strikingly phlox-like, hence the designation 'night phlox', for their evening fragrance. The fragrance after dark suggests that in nature the species in question are pollinated by moths, whereas day-pollinated species often have little or no obvious scent. Research is in progress on the ecological and evolutionary relationships between some members of the genus and specialist long-tongued pollinators, particularly night flying hawk moths (family Sphingidae) and flies in the families Nemestrinidae, Tabanidae, and Bombyliidae. Day-flying hawk moths, such as the genus '' Macroglossum'' (hummingbird hawk moths) also seem to be significant pollinators of many species of ''Zaluzianskya''.

Cultivation

''Zaluzianskya'' species have not been of horticultural significance until recently. '' Zaluzianskya rubrostellata'' is cultivated as an annual

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

ornamental plant.

Species

;Species include: *'' Zaluzianskya affinis'' *'' Zaluzianskya capensis'' *'' Zaluzianskya divaricata'' (spreading night phlox) *'' Zaluzianskya ovata'' *'' Zaluzianskya lychnidea'' (windowphlox) *'' Zaluzianskya microsiphon'' *'' Zaluzianskya pulvinata'' *'' Zaluzianskya pumila'' *'' Zaluzianskya rubrostellata'' (night phlox) *'' Zaluzianskya villosa'' (southern lilac drumsticks, blue drumsticks) *'' Zaluzianskya spathacea'' Zaluzianskya_Sp1_Vaalputs

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{{Taxonbar , from=Q2619310 Scrophulariaceae Scrophulariaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Butterfly food plants Garden plants of Africa