Species Ornithogalum thyrsoides
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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 thyrsoides:
Latin meaning in an ovate panicle
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Stapel. Hort. Vindob. Cult. 3: 17. t. 28 (1777)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1777
Observations of Taxon
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Name of observer:
Annelise Le Roux and Zelda Wahl (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:03am
Collection:
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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