Ornithogalum persicum

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 persicum

Name

Ornithogalum persicum Hausskn. ex Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 24(2): 102 (1908).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melomphis persica (Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 33 (2011).
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithogalum persicum var. elongatum Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 24(2): 102 (1908).
  • Ornithogalum leichtlinii Stapf ex Bornm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 135 (1908).
  • Ornithogalum persicum var. longiciliatum Rech.f., Dansk Bot. Ark. 15(4): 54 (1953).
  • Ornithogalum melanogynum Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 27: 309 (1967).
    • Melomphis melanogyna (Cullen) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 107: 33 (2011).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Publications

Primary references

• Bornmüller, J.F.N. 1908. Plantae Straussianae sive enumeratio plantarum a Th. Strauss annis 1889–1899 in Persia occidentali collectarum. Pars IV. (Cynocrambaceae – Juncaceae.). Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung, Systematik, Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 24(1): 85–112. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• Wendelbo, P.E.B.† 1985. Liliaceae (except Muscari). Pp. 42–126, 135-183 in Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E.R. (eds.), Flora of Iraq. Volume Eight. Monocotyledones excluding Gramineae. 440 pp. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad. Reference page. 
• Rechinger, K.H. 1990. Ornithogalum. Pp. 119–132 in Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P.E.B. , Liliaceae II. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 165. 198 pp. 180 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. 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. 
• 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 persicum 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 persicum. Published online. Accessed: April 16 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ornithogalum persicum. Accessed: 16 April 2023.

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