ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES
Author:
Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin, 1777
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 17 (1777)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5-7 Centimetres
Height:
30 (50) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbils
CITES:
Synonyms:
Ornithogalum revolutum, Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin, 1797. (Tropicos: Ornithogalum dubium, Houttuyn, Maarten, 1780)
Eliokarmos ceresianus, Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan.
Eliokarmos coarctatum, Raf.
Eliokarmos thyrsoides, Raf.
Lomaresis alba, Raf.
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Myogalum coarctatum, Endl.
Myogalum thyrsoides, Endl.
Ornithogalum bicolor, Haw.
Ornithogalum ceresianum, F.M.Leight.
Ornithogalum coarctatum, Jacq.
Ornithogalum conicum, Willd. ex Kunth.
Ornithogalum gilgianum, Schltr. ex Poelln.
Ornithogalum grimaldiae, Nocca
Ornithogalum hermannii, F.M.Leight.
Tomoxis coarctata, Raf.
This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1777. It is found in Northern and Western Cape Provinces in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and lots of sun. The bulbs can grow to five or even seven centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten or even 30 centimetres in height, 50 with the flowers which are white.
The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'. The species name is derived from the term thryse; ' form of dense flower cluster, and - oides; 'looking like, presumably in reference to the compact flower heads. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Maximum
