Species Ornithogalum dinteri
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There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum dinteri.
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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 dinteri:
Moritz Kurt Dinter (1868 -1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa (Namibia). Dinter collected many new species, covered an estimated 40,000 km on foot, by wagon and motor vehicle during the course of his collecting trips, which spanned 38 years. His collection of pressed specimens numbered in excess of 8400.
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum dinteri Baker
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Long etymology:
Dinter's biography can be seen at Wikipedia here
Protologue:
Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 1: 854 (1901)
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Year published:
1901
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum dinteri.
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