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Ornithogalum leptophyllum

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Ornithogalum leptophyllum Baker
Isotype of Ornithogalum leptophyllum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Holotype of Ornithogalum leptophyllum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Isotype of Ornithogalum leptophyllum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
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Identification
Ornithogalum leptophyllum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for ORNITHOGALUM leptophyllum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, page 253, (1897) Author: (By J. G. BAKER).
Names
ORNITHOGALUM leptophyllum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Information
bulb globose, 1/2 in. diam.; outer tunics produced above its neck; leaves 3, basal, erect, subterete, very slender, 6–9 in. long; peduncle slender, terete, often 2–3-nate, 1/2 ft. long; raceme lax, many flowered, 1 1/2–2 in. long; pedicels erectopatent, lower 1/4 in. long; bracts ovate, with a long cusp; perianth 1/4 in. long; segments white, with an indistinct brownish keel; stamens much shorter than the perianth; anthers small; style short. null
Distribution
EASTERN REGION Natal; near Bothas, 2000 ft., Wood, 4774!

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