Species Ornithogalum tenuifolium
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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 tenuifolium:
From the Latin tenuis = ‘thin' or 'fine' or 'slender’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum tenuifolium F. Delaroche
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Bosui
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Protologue:
Liliac. 6: t312 (1811)
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Year published:
1811
Bulbous geophyte, 10--60 cm. Leaves c. 5, suberect. Flowers whitish with green keels, bracts long, narrow. Nov.--Mar. Grassland, SE (Humansdorp to tropical Africa).
Observations of Taxon
Ornithogalum tenuifolium
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
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Collection:
Ornithogalum tenuifolium
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Name of observer:
Janet M. Gibson (David)
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Ornithogalum tenuifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Ornithogalum tenuifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ornithogalum tenuifolium
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
26/11/2012 - 8:31am