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Ornithogalum dubium

Ornithogalum dubium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species:
O. dubium
Binomial name
Ornithogalum dubium
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list
    • Eliokarmos dubius (Houtt.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan
    • Myogalum flavescens Endl.
    • Ornithogalum alticola F.M.Leight.
    • Ornithogalum aureum Curtis
    • Ornithogalum brownleei F.M.Leight.
    • Ornithogalum citrinum Schltr. ex Poelln.
    • Ornithogalum fergusoniae L.Bolus
    • Ornithogalum flavescens Jacq. nom. illeg.
    • Ornithogalum flavissimum Jacq.
    • Ornithogalum leipoldtii L.Bolus
    • Ornithogalum miniatum Jacq.
    • Ornithogalum pillansii F.M.Leight.
    • Ornithogalum vandermerwei E.Barnes
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Ornithogalum dubium, common names sun star, star of Bethlehem[2] or yellow chincherinchee, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It is a South African (Cape Province) endemic.

The Latin specific epithet dubium means "dubious" or "unlike others of the genus".[3]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2016
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RHSPF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.