Species Ornithogalum flavescens
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There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum flavescens.
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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 flavescens:
From the Latin flava / flavus meaning "yellow" and -escens = "becoming like / incomplete". The organ is yellowish.
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum flavescens Jacq.
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Protologue:
Collectanea [Jacquin] 3: 229 (1789 [1791])
Synonym status:
Year published:
1791
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum flavescens.
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