Species Ornithogalum consanguineum
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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 consanguineum:
From the Latin consanguineus = 'of the same blood'; derived from the assimilated form of com = 'with' or 'together' and sanguineus = 'blood'; therefore 'brotherly', 'sisterly', 'kindred' or 'fraternal'; generally referring to a species that is closely related to another or grows together with another related species or grows in clumps with itself.
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum consanguineum Kunth
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Protologue:
Enum. Pl. [Kunth] iv. 368.
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