Species Scilla elevans
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Scilla elevans.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Scilla:
Gk. skilla = squill or sea leek. Ancient Gk. and Latin name for Urginea maritima. Gk. skyllo = I injure; referring to the poisonous bulbs. The medicinal ‘squill’, containing active cardiac glycosides, was obtained from another species of Urginea.
Scientific name:
Scilla elevans Van der Merwe
Synonym of:
Protologue:
Fl. Pl. South Africa 24: t. 948 (1944)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1944
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Scilla elevans.