Species Ornithogalum wilsonii
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There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum wilsonii.
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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 wilsonii:
From the Latin permeabilis = 'able to pass through' in reference to the gaps between the side tepals and the upper tepal
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum wilsonii J.C. Manning & Goldblatt
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ornithogalum wilsonii.
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