Species Ornithogalum conicum
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Range:
Location unknown
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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 conicum:
From the Latin ‘conicum’ / ‘conicus’ meaning ‘cone-shaped’
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum conicum Jacq.
Common names:
Chincherinchee
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Collectanea [Jacquin] 3: 232 (1789 [1791])
Synonym status:
Year published:
1791
Similar to O. thyrsoides but flowers never with a dark centre or ovary and inner filaments filiform or at most with an ovate expansion below. Nov.--Dec. Clay or loam flats, often moist, NW, SW, KM (Bokkeveld Plateau and W Karoo to Cape Peninsula, and E Cape).
Observations of Taxon
Ornithogalum conicum
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:05am
Collection:
Ornithogalum conicum
Locality:
Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ornithogalum conicum subsp. strictum
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Ornithogalum conicum
Locality:
Name of observer:
Lynda de Wet (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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