Asparagaceae
Ornithogalum

Ornithogalum niveum Aiton

First published in Hort. Kew. 1: 440 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Leighton, F.M. (1944). A Revision of the South African Species of Ornithogalum L.. Journal of South African Botany 11: 83-185.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stirton; Cribb [9982] South Africa K002196410 No
s.coll. [3367] K002196407 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [9730] South Africa K002196409 No
s.coll. [2307] K002196405 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [11282] South Africa K002196403 No
Bolus, H. [7054] K002196406 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002196408 No
s.coll. [857] K002196404 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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