Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Scilloideae
Tribe:	Ornithogaleae
Genus:	Ornithogalum
Species:	O. thyrsoides
Binomial name
*Ornithogalum thyrsoides* Jacq.
Synonyms^[1]
List Eliokarmos ceresianus (F.M.Leight.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & Juan Eliokarmos coarctatum (Jacq.) Raf. Eliokarmos thyrsoides (Jacq.) Raf. Lomaresis alba Raf. Myogalum coarctatum (Jacq.) Endl. Myogalum thyrsoides (Jacq.) Endl. Ornithogalum bicolor Haw. Ornithogalum ceresianum F.M.Leight. Ornithogalum coarctatum Jacq. Ornithogalum conicum Willd. ex Kunth nom. inval. Ornithogalum gilgianum Schltr. ex Poelln. Ornithogalum grimaldiae Nocca Ornithogalum hermannii F.M.Leight. Ornithogalum revolutum Jacq. Tomoxis coarctata (Jacq.) Raf.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides^[2] 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. ^[3]

References

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↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved March 10, 2014.
↑ Thyrsoides: with a flowering spike like a Bacchic thyrsus.
↑ "Taxon: Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-05-06.