Species Ornithogalum patersoniae
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There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum patersoniae.
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 patersoniae:
Named after Lt William Paterson (1755-1810), a naturalist, traveller and administrator, who undertook several plant-collecting expeditions into the interior from the Cape Colony (now part of South Africa)
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum patersoniae (Schönland) J.C. Manning & Goldblatt
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Edinburgh J. Bot. 60[3]: 550 (2004)
Synonym status:
Year published:
2004
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum patersoniae.
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