Species Ornithogalum suaveolens
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Etymology of Ornithogalum:
Gk. ornithos = bird; gala = milk, presumably referring to the colostrum-like, high fat secretions produced by the Colombidae (‘pigeon’s milk’) and stored in the crop for feeding the young. Maybe this somewhat resembles the gooey sap that exudes from the cut stems. Some authors suggest that the name merely refers to the milky whiteness of some flowers, while ‘bird’s milk’ to the ancient Greeks was a colloquial expression for something wonderful.
Etymology of suaveolens:
From the Latin ‘suave’ = ‘pleasantly’; and the Latin ‘olens’ = ‘smelling’. i.e. pleasant smelling.
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Protologue:
Collectanea [Jacquin] 2: 316 (1788 [1789])
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Year published:
1789
Observations of Taxon
Ornithogalum suaveolens
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:08am
Collection:
Ornithogalum suaveolens
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Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Ornithogalum suaveolens
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
08/09/2012 - 3:21pm
Collection:
Ornithogalum suaveolens
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
08/09/2012 - 3:28pm
Collection:
Ornithogalum suaveolens
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
08/09/2013 - 1:52pm
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