Ornithogalum maculatum

Ornithogalum maculatum

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 maculatum

Name

Ornithogalum maculatum Jacq., Collectanea 2: 368 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ornithogalum notatum Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 528 (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Eliokarmos maculatus (Jacq.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 59 (1837).
  • Phaeocles maculata (Jacq.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 35 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Eliokarmos neomaculatus Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 29 (2011).
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithogalum maculatum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 62 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Ornithogalum thunbergianum Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 269 (1873).
  • Ornithogalum speciosum Baker, J. Bot. 29: 72 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Ornithogalum thunbergianum var. concolor Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 496 (1897).
  • Ornithogalum splendens L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 21: 14 (1931).
  • Ornithogalum insigne F.M.Leight., J. S. African Bot. 9: 113 (1943).
  • Ornithogalum maculatum var. speciosum F.M.Leight., J. S. African Bot. 10: 110 (1944).
  • Ornithogalum maculatum var. splendens (L.Bolus) F.M.Leight., J. S. African Bot. 10: 110 (1944).
  • Ornithogalum magnificum Poelln., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 214 (1945), nom. illeg.
  • Ornithogalum rossouwii U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies, Feddes Repert. 107: 394 (1996).
  • Eliokarmos thunbergianus (Baker) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig, Phytotaxa 201: 167 (2015).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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. 
• Manning, J.C., Martínez-Azorín, M. & Crespo, M.B. 2007. A revision of Ornithogalum subgenus Aspasia section Aspasia, the chincherinchees (Hyacinthaceae). Bothalia 37(2): 133–164. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v37i2.310 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ornithogalum maculatum 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 maculatum. Published online. Accessed: April 16 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ornithogalum maculatum. Accessed: 16 April 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Ornithogalum maculatum. 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. 

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