Ornithogalum flexuosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species: Ornithogalum flexuosum

Name

Ornithogalum flexuosum (Thunberg, C.P.) U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies, Feddes Repert. 107: 484 (1996).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hyacinthus flexuosus Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 63 (1794).
  • Nicipe flexuosa (Thunb.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 31 (2011).
  • Scilla flexuosa (Thunb.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 245 (1873).
• Heterotypic
  • Anthericum longipedicellatum Poelln., Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 128 (1944).
  • Anthericum ornithogaloides (Kunth) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 294 (1876), nom. illeg.
  • Hyacinthus paradoxus Baker, J. Bot. 12: 8 (1874), nom. illeg.
  • Ornithogalum bulbinelloides Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 509 (1897).
  • Ornithogalum ornithogaloides (Kunth) Oberm. in Bothalia 9: 344 (1967).
  • Ornithogalum zeyheri Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 281 (1873).
  • Bulbinella ornithogaloides Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 693 (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Müller-Doblies, U. & Müller-Doblies, D. 1996. Revisionula incompleta Ornithogalorum Austro-Africanorum (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 107(5-6): 361-548. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19961070511 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ornithogalum flexuosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ornithogalum flexuosum. Published online. Accessed: April 16 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ornithogalum flexuosum. Accessed: 16 April 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Ornithogalum flexuosum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 16. Reference page.