Colchicaceae
Ornithoglossum

Ornithoglossum vulgare B.Nord.

First published in Opera Bot. 64: 37 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • B. Nord. in Opera Bot. 64: 37 (1982).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Colchicaceae: 15 (2005).
  • Maroyi in Kirkia 18 7 (2002).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B.Nord. in Opera Bot. 64: 37 (1982).
  • Maroyi in Kirkia 18(1): 7 (2002).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Biegel, H.M. [1467] Zimbabwe K000365986 Isotype Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Jackson [1126] Malawi K002372228 Yes
Badenhorst, P.J. [66] South Africa K002372320 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11907] Zambia K002372225 Yes
Harley, R.M. [3409] Zimbabwe K002372234 Yes
[Dr. Adelaar] [24860] Namibia K002372298 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1953] South Africa K002372308 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4637] Zimbabwe K002372241 Yes
Prosser, L.N. [1357] South Africa K002372309 Yes
{D. v. Vuuren; Giess, W.} [1090] Namibia K002372299 Yes
Hardy, D.S. [755] South Africa K002372312 Yes
Wright, J.M. [294] Malawi K002372231 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [7665] Tanzania K002372219 Yes
Last, J.T. [s.n.] Malawi K002372230 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2523] Zambia K002372221 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5593] South Africa K002372310 Yes
{Chapman; Baines} [s.n.] Namibia K001739196 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1674] South Africa K002372317 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [829] Zambia K002372226 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [C R S 532] Zambia K002372223 Yes
Cecil, A.M. [[107]] Zimbabwe K002372239 Yes
{Giess, W.; D. v. Vuuren} [755] Namibia K002372305 Yes
[E. G. Buyart] [508] South Africa K002372316 Yes
Hislop, A. [54] Zimbabwe K002372242 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4165] Namibia K002372300 Yes
[J. Baines] [s.n.] South Africa K002372306 Yes
Pawek, J. [10647] Malawi K002372232 Yes
Björnstad, A.; Fungameza, E. [AB 2106] Tanzania K002372220 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-415] Botswana K002372248 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [[6635]] Botswana K002372244 Yes
Seydel, R. [1740] Namibia K002372304 Yes
Schinz, H. [[17]] South Africa K002372313 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5061] Zimbabwe K002372233 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [324] Botswana K002372246 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 5941] Zambia K002372222 Yes
Bjørnstad, I. [398] Tanzania K002372218 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [1009] Zimbabwe K002372238 Yes
Dümmer, F. [s.n.] South Africa K002372311 Yes
Hislop, A. [54] Zimbabwe K002372243 Yes
Burchell [1502] South Africa K000365981 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [11347] South Africa K002372314 Yes
[J. B. Gillett] [2821] South Africa K002372307 Yes
s.coll. [C P S 532] Zambia K002372224 Yes
Müller, T.; Burrows, H. [970] Zimbabwe K002372240 Yes
McLeod, H. (Mrs) [15] Zimbabwe K002372237 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [2305] Namibia K002372301 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [18418] Zimbabwe K002372236 Yes
Bradfield, R.D. [131] Namibia K002372302 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [5835] South Africa K002372315 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1194] Tanzania K002372216 Yes
Camerik, A.M. [174] Botswana K002372249 Yes
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [941] Namibia K002372303 Yes
Jackson, G.; Banda, E.A. [65] Malawi K002372229 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-74] Botswana K002372250 Yes
Barber, M.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002372319 Yes
Myres, R.J. [119] Zimbabwe K002372235 Yes
Jackson, G. [1070] Malawi K002372227 Yes
Seydel, R. [4136] Namibia K002372296 Yes
Strey, R.G. [2064] Namibia K002372297 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M. [13667] Tanzania K002372217 Yes
Mott, P.J. [992] Botswana K002372245 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002372318 Yes
Mott, P.J. [296] Botswana K002372247 Yes

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