Species Ornithogalum watermeyeri
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum watermeyeri.
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 watermeyeri:
Possibly named after Egidius Benedictus Watermeyer (1824-1867), a judge and founding member of the Cape Legislative Assembly. A number of pictures of succulents housed at the Bolus Herbarium are are drawn by an E.B. Watermeyer. However these are mainly species described by Louisa Bolus and therefore there may have been a later EB Watermeyer who this name refers to.
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum watermeyeri L. Bolus
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Protologue:
S. African Gard. 21: 14 (1931)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1931
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum watermeyeri.