Ornithogalum: 2014

Ornithogalum sp1

Scientific Name: Undetermined.

Decision base:

Nomen nudum name: Undetermined - make suggestions if not described

Type specimen: Not found yet. Please provide links or images.

Type locality: Not found yet. Please provide links or images.

Herbarium information: Not found yet. Please provide links or images.

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Ornithogalum sp1

Ornithogalum sp1

Images date:

Location: South Africa - no further data yet

Distribution: Unknown

General: Leaves look a bit like those of Ornithogalum schlechterianum but the bulb seems different.
The plant was obtained as Ornithogalum. albucoides but seems different.

Contribution: Alessandro Marinello

Ornithogalum schlechterianum

Scientific Name: Ornithogalum schlechterianum (Ornithogalum schlechteriana Manning et al.) Agree or not ?
Decision base: Photographs and data in 'Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs. Manning et al.'

Nomen nudum name: Undetermined - make suggestions if not described

Type specimen: Not found yet. Please provide links or images.

Type locality: Not found yet. Please provide links or images.

Herbarium information: Not found yet. Please provide links or images.

Images date: 25 December 2014

Location: About 30 km north of Mossel Bay on the Robertson Pass.

Distribution: Southern Cape. Cape Peninsula to Outeniqua - and Swartberg Mts. Rock crevices middle to upper elevations (Manning et al.)

General: Also see flower of Montaqu Pass at http://www.ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Ornithogalum%20schlechterianum/recommended.

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Ornithogalum schlechterianum

Ornithogalum schlechterianum

Ornithogalum schlechterianum

Ornithogalum schlechterianum Flowers

Flowers

[Ornithogalum Sp1-Robertson-Pass bulb]

Bulb. The width of view of the photograph is about 8 cm.

Contribution: Vincent de Vries

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A basic description of the genus and its relation to similar plants is found at http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Ornithogalum .

There are numerous Ornithogalums found in the wild regularly and it is sometimes very hard and even impossible to put a name to your find. This is due to the fact that literature often does not have illustrations of all known species, herbarium specimens are unclear, and possibly indeed a number have not been described. Please note that I for one am not an expert on the genus and will rely heavily on the input of those who know more.

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Vincent de Vries