Ornithogalum monophyllum subsp. monophyllum
(Ornithogalum monophyllum)
Asparagaceae Scilloideae
As at April 2024, 8 herbarium specimens
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Ornithogalum oliganthum - Very slender; bulb fleshy, up to c 2 cm diam. Leaves few, sheaths elongated, membranous with several narrow transverse bands when dry; blades thread-like, wavy. Inflorescence up to 40 cm high, usually much less, erect or wavy, upper quarter or one-third. a slender tapering raceme; flowers half-erect, bracts minute, broad-based, stalks c 3 mm long; perianth white, c 7 mm long; fruit oval, enclosed in persistent perianth.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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