Ornithogalum thyrsoides

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Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species: O. thyrsoides
Binomial name
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Jacq.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides[1] is a plant species that is endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also known by the common names of chinkerinchee or chincherinchee, star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower. [2]

References

  1. Thyrsoides: with a flowering spike like a Bacchic thyrsus.
  2. "Taxon: Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 


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