Ornithogalum nutans

Ornithogalum nutans

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 nutans

Name

Ornithogalum nutans L., Sp. Pl. 1: 308 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Honorius nutans (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 177. 1821 publ. 1822.
  • Myogalum nutans (L.) Link, Handbuch 1: 164. 1829.
  • Albucea nutans (L.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 110. 1830.
  • Ifuon nutans (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 12. 1838.
  • Brizophile nutans (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 34. 1866, nom. inval.
  • Hyacinthus myogalea E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 1: 102. 1906.
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithogalum chloranthum Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch, Taschenb. Deut. Schweiz. Fl.: 508. 1843, nom. illeg.
  • Myogalum thirkeanum K.Koch, Linnaea 19: 11. 1846.
  • Ornithogalum prasandrum Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 390. 1846.
    • Myogalum prasandrum (Griseb.) Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 1: 858. 1849.
    • Myogalum nutans subsp. prasandrum (Griseb.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 728. 1882.
    • Ornithogalum nutans subsp. prasandrum (Griseb.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 224. 1890.
    • Honorius prasandrus (Griseb.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 11: 81. 1976.
  • Albucea chlorantha Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 16: t. 1032. 1854.
  • Myogalum affine K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1855(App.): 10. 1855.
  • Albucea neapolitana Montandon in F.Friche-Joset, Syn. Fl. Jura, ed. 2: 315. 1868.
  • Ornithogalum asernii Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 37: 63. 1893 publ. 1894.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe (all introduced) Denmark, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden Regional: Middle Europe (all introduced) Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Southwestern Europe (all introduced) France, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (introduced), Kriti, Romania (introduced), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (doubtfully native) Regional: Eastern Europe (introduced) Ukraine Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey Continental: Asia-Tropical (all introduced) Regional: Indian Subcontinent West Himalaya. Continental: Northern America (all introduced) Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 308. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zahariadi, C. 1980. Ornithogalum. Pp. 35–40 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). xxxvi + 452 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New Rochelle / Melbourne / Sydney, ISBN 0-521-20108-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Cullen, J. 1984. Ornithogalum. Pp. 227–245 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 8 (Butomaceae to Typhaceae). 632 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-494-0. Reference page. 
• Czerepanov, S.K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). 516 pp., Cambridge etc.: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-45006-3. Reference page. 
• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 
• Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając, A., Zając, M. 2020. Vascular Plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. 526 pp., W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-83-62975-45-7 Reference page. 
• Uysal, T., Demirelma, H., Tugay, O., Dural, H. & Ertuğrul, K. 2014. Türkiye Ornithogalum L. (Hyacinthaceae) Cinsinin Revizyonu (Revision of Ornithogalum L. (Hyacinthaceae) Genus in Turkey). TÜBİTAK Projesi 110T948, 360s. PDF Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

čeština: Snědek nicí
Cymraeg: Seren-Fethlehem unochrog
Deutsch: Nickender Milchstern
English: Drooping star of Bethlehem, Drooping star-of-bethlehem
suomi: Nuokkutähdikki
français: Ornithogale à fleurs penchées
Nederlands: Knikkende vogelmelk, Knikkende vogelmelk
中文: 垂花虎眼万年青

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