Ornithoglossum

Ornithoglossum viride (Typu)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Ornithoglossum

Overview of species

O. calcicola – O. dinteri – O. gracile – O. parviflorum – O. pulchrum – O. undulatum – O. viride – O. vulgare – O. zeyheri

Name

Ornithoglossum Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 54. 1806.

• Type species: Ornithoglossum glaucum Salisb., nom. illeg. (= O. viride (L.f.) Dryand.)

Synonyms

• Cymation Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 142. 1825, nom. superfl.
• Cymatium Spreng. (1825), orth. var.
• Lichtensteinia Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 19. 1808, nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Salisbury, R.A. 1806. Paradisus Londinensis: or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the vicinity of the Metropolis: t. 54.

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ornithoglossum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov 25. Reference page. 
• Vinnersten, A. & Manning, J.C. 2007. A new classification of Colchicaceae. Taxon 56(1): 171–178. Wiley JSTOR Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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