Ornithoglossum
Ornithoglossum is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:[1][2]
- Ornithoglossum calcicola K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia
- Ornithoglossum dinteri K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa
- Ornithoglossum gracile B.Nord. - Cape Province
- Ornithoglossum parviflorum B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province
- Ornithoglossum pulchrum Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia
- Ornithoglossum undulatum Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province
- Ornithoglossum viride (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province
- Ornithoglossum vulgare B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
- Ornithoglossum zeyheri (Baker) B.Nord. - Cape Province
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| Ornithoglossum vulgare | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Ornithoglossum Salisb. |
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References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ornithoglossum
- Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. Ornithoglossum
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