Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

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Name scientific

Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (1753)

Preferred name

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Taxonomy reference

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Linked name

Ornithogalum umbellatum L. 1753

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Original authors

Year published

1753

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Ornithogalum

Species

umbellatum

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Star of Bethlehem

Descriptions

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Description

Clump-forming, green or glaucous, usually glabrous, 10-30 cm high. Bulb to 3 cm diam.; bulbils many. Leaves 6-9, 8-30 cm × 2-6 mm, usually > scape, deeply channelled with white shining median line. Bracts membranous, to 5 cm long, linear-lanceolate. Flowers 6-20, in a corymbose raceme, pedicels spreading, lowest to 6 cm long, ± horizontal after flowering; segments 15-20 mm long, white with green median stripe externally, persistent and membranous at fruiting. Capsule oblong-obovoid, 6-angled.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Connor, H.E. (1977)

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Liliaceae Juss.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

New Zealand

Canterbury Land District

Metadata

Record id

470376ad-fa33-4198-ad5c-69a529366996

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

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