Ornithogalum niveum

Taxonavigation

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

Ornithogalum niveum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 440 (1789).

Homotypic
- Nicipe nivea (Aiton) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 54 (1837).
- Urophyllon niveum (Aiton) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 36 (1866), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Nicipe oreogenes (Schltr. ex Poelln.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 32 (2011).
- Nicipe schlechteriana (Schinz) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 32 (2011).
- Nicipe vallis-gratiae (Schltr. ex Poelln.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 32 (2011).
- Ornithogalum bergusianum Poelln., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 214 (1945).
- Ornithogalum oreogenes Schltr. ex Poelln., Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 54: 24 (1944).
- Ornithogalum pauciflorum Baker, in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 498 (1897), nom. illeg.
- Ornithogalum schlechterianum Schinz, Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 223 (1894).
- Ornithogalum setifolium Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 351 (1843).
- Ornithogalum vallis-gratiae Schltr. ex Poelln., Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 54: 26 (1944).

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

Leighton, F.M. 1944. A Revision of the South African Species of Ornithogalum L.. Journal of South African Botany 11: 83-185. Reference page.

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