Species Scilla macowanii
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There aren’t any identifications of Scilla macowanii.
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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.
Etymology of macowanii:
Commemorating the botanist Peter MacOwan (1830-1909)
Scientific name:
Scilla macowanii Baker
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Gard. Chron., n.s. 1: 748 (1875)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1875
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Scilla macowanii.
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