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Ornithogalum tortuosum

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Holotype of Ornithogalum tortuosum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Holotype of Ornithogalum tortuosum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
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Name

Identification
Ornithogalum juncifolium Jacq. [family HYACINTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Unknown, Ornithogalum tortuosum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE ] Verified by Unknown,
Related name
  • Ornithogalum tortuosum
  • Ornithogalum juncifolium

Flora

Entry for ORNITHOGALUM tortuosum 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 tortuosum Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Information
bulb ovoid or subglobose, 1/3– 1/2 in. diam.; leaves 6–8, filiform, glabrous, 1 1/2–2 in. long, straight or spirally twisted; peduncle very slender, 4–6 in. long; raceme lax, 1–2 in. long; pedicels ascending, lower 1/6– 1/4 in. long; bracts minute, ovate, cuspidate; perianth white, 1/4 in. long; segments keeled with reddish-brown; stamens nearly as long as the perianth; filaments flattened; style as long as the ovary. null
Distribution
COAST REGION Tulbagh, Pappe!

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