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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.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ornithoglossum Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=330
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Ornithoglossum

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Ornithoglossum is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ornithoglossum
  2. ^ Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. Ornithoglossum

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Ornithoglossum: Brief Summary

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Ornithoglossum is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:

Ornithoglossum calcicola K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia Ornithoglossum dinteri K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa Ornithoglossum gracile B.Nord. - Cape Province Ornithoglossum parviflorum B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province Ornithoglossum pulchrum Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia Ornithoglossum undulatum Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province Ornithoglossum viride (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province Ornithoglossum vulgare B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa Ornithoglossum zeyheri (Baker) B.Nord. - Cape Province
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