Ornithogalum nivale

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 nivale

Name

Ornithogalum nivale Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1(5): 65. 1844.

• Type: Turkey, prov. Izmir, “ad nivem deliquescentem in summo cacumine Tmoli occidentalis supra Bozdagh”, vi 1842, Boissier (Holotype: G-BOIS 00330004)

Distribution

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

References

• Boissier, P.E. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 5. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann. 91 pp. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Ornithogalum nivale in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Sept 3.