Species Ornithogalum unifolium
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There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum unifolium.
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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 unifolium:
Latin 'uni' meaing one and 'folium' meaning leaf; one leaf
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum unifolium Retz.
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Protologue:
Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 2: 17 (1781)
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Year published:
1781
Bulbous geophyte, 6--30 cm. Leaf usually dry at flowering, usually solitary, sometimes 2 or 3, broadly ovate, prostrate or spreading. Flowers pale yellow to cream or buff with a broad dark central band. Sept.--Nov. Dry karroid places, NW (Namibia, Namaqualand and W Karoo to Robertson).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum unifolium.