Asparagaceae
Ornithogalum

Ornithogalum gracillimum R.E.Fr.

First published in Acta Horti Berg. 9: 77 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to Kenya. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Ornithogalum capillare.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 320, t. 147 (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr., reprint: 424 (1992).
  • Polhill in Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 21 (1962).
  • R.E. Fr. in Acta Hort. Berg. 9: 77 (1927).
  • Stedje & Nordal in Nordic Journ. Bot. 4: 757, figs. 1, 13a (1984).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Battiscombe, E. [1224] K002195830 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [2343] Kenya K002195826 Yes
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2558] Kenya K002195809 Yes
Wesche, K. [1329] Kenya K002195831 Yes
Mainwaring [2671] K002195815 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [359] Kenya K002195833 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [2734] Kenya K002195828 Yes
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [561] Kenya K002195834 Yes
Tweedie [1125] Kenya K002195822 Yes
Hill, Brodhurst (Mrs.) [31] Kenya K002195816 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [454] Kenya K002195821 Yes
Grimshaw, J. [JMG931182] Tanzania K002195836 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Bickford, N. [B6263] Kenya K002195820 Yes
Polhill, R. [406] Kenya K:SPC-03697.000 No
Polhill, R.M. [391] Kenya K002195824 Yes
Bally [B2489] K002195817 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1256] Kenya K002195835 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [297] Kenya K002195825 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3594] Uganda K002195810 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [454] Kenya K:SPC-02453.000 No
Polhill, R.M. [406] Kenya K002195808 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2813] Uganda K002195811 Yes
Williams, G.R. [172] Kenya K002195829 Yes
[S. H. Pavido] [19] Kenya K002195832 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kelbessa, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [7764] Ethiopia K002195650 No
Harvey, W.H. [139] Kenya K002195819 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19026] Kenya K002195827 Yes
Chandler, P. [2251] Uganda K002195823 Yes
Adamson, J. [AJ509] Kenya K002195818 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0