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Ornithogalum L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Liliales
family
Liliaceae
genus
Ornithogalum

Name

Synonyms
Albuca L.
Avonsera Speta
Battandiera Maire
Cathissa Salisb.
Coilonox Raf.
Dipcadi Medik.
Eliokarmos Raf.
Eliokarnos Raf.
Elsiea F.M.Leight.
Honorius Gray
Igidia Speta
Lindneria T.Durand & Lubbers
Loncomelos Raf.
Melomphis Raf.
Neopatersonia Schonland
Pseudogaltonia (Kuntze) Engl.
Stellarioides Medik.
Uropetalon Burch.
Uropetalon Burchell ex Ker-Gawler, 1816
Zahariadia Speta
Homonyms
Ornithogalum
Ornithogalum L.
Common names
Milchstern in German
star of Bethlehem in English
stjärnlökar in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista
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