Species Ornithogalum karooicum
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There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum karooicum.
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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 karooicum:
From the Khoisan/Khoekhoe word garo /karo / !garo-b = 'desert' or 'hard'; referring to the inland semi-desert Karoo region of South Africa
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum karooicum F. M. Leight.
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Protologue:
J. S. African Bot. 9: 1 10 (1943)
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Year published:
1943
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum karooicum.
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