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754. ORNITHOGALUM MACULATUM
Author(s) -
Duncan Graham
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12015
Subject(s) - orange (colour) , taxonomy (biology) , botany , biology , geography , horticulture
Summary The South African geophyte Ornithogalum maculatum Jacq. is a very variable spring‐flowering species occurring from Namaqualand to the Little Karoo. A particularly striking deep orange‐red, large‐flowered, citrus‐scented form from the Nieuwoudtville district is illustrated, along with details of its history, taxonomy and potential for cultivation and breeding.
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