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973.000 Ornithoglossum
Description of the genus
Herbs with a deep corm. Stems with 3-12 distichous, sheathing leaves. Leaves linear, erecto-patent, canaliculate. Flowers few-many in a cincinnus, pendulous on long patent pedicels which recurve apically. Perianth segments 6, free, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary 3-locular. Styles long-spreading, 3. Seeds spherical. Worldwide: 8 species from South Africa north to Tanzania Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| vulgare B. Nord. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ornithoglossum:
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Flora of Botswana: OrnithoglossumFlora of Malawi: Ornithoglossum
Flora of Mozambique: Ornithoglossum
Flora of Zambia: Ornithoglossum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OrnithoglossumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ornithoglossum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ornithoglossum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ornithoglossum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ornithoglossum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ornithoglossum
JSTOR Plant Science: Ornithoglossum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ornithoglossum
Plants of the World Online: Ornithoglossum
Tropicos: Ornithoglossum
Wikipedia: Ornithoglossum
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