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Ornithogalum: a revision of the southern African species

Author(s) -

A. A. Obermeyer

Publication year - 1978

Publication title -

bothalia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2311-9284

pISSN - 0006-8241

DOI - 10.4102/abc.v12i3.1793

Subject(s) - subgenus , subspecies , taxon , liliaceae , biology , genus , botany , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , rank (graph theory) , geography , mathematics , combinatorics

A taxonomic revision of the genus Ornithogalum L. (Liliaceae) in southern Africa is presented. Three subgenera and 54 species are recognized; 8 of these species are new to science; there is one new subspecies, 3 taxa are accorded subspecific rank, one variety has been raised to specific rank, 4 were taken out of other genera and placed in Ornithogalum and one was placed under Albuca (see p. 372 for enumeration). Characters separating Ornithogalum from Albuca are defined. Historical notes on the genus are given and reference is made to poisonous and cultivated species.

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