Ornithoglossum
Ornithoglossum | |
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Ornithoglossum vulgare | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Ornithoglossum Salisb. |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ornithoglossum is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:[1][2]
- K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia
- K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa
- B.Nord. - Cape Province
- B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province
- Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia
- Ornithoglossum undulatum Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province
- (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province
- Ornithoglossum vulgare B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
- (Baker) B.Nord. - Cape Province
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ornithoglossum
- ^ Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. Ornithoglossum
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Categories:
- Colchicaceae
- Colchicaceae genera