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    Ornithogalum arabicum  L.    
 

APG-Fam.: Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Liliaceae / Lily Fam.  

Genus:  Ornithogalum  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Ornithogalum:   ornithos = bird, gala = milk
   arabicum:   from Arabia
 

Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily, Majorca Porto Pollensa 1.5.2005 (Photo: Walter Häusler)
Fig. 1:  Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily
Majorca, Porto Pollensa 1.5.2005
(Photo: Walter Häusler)
Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily, Majorca Porto Pollensa 1.5.2005 (Photo: Walter Häusler)
Fig. 2:  Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily
Majorca, Porto Pollensa 1.5.2005
(Photo: Walter Häusler)
Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily, Majorca Soller Botan. Gar. 23.4.2011
Fig. 3:  Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily
Majorca, Soller Botan. Gar. 23.4.2011
Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily, Majorca Soller Botan. Gar. 23.4.2011
Fig. 4:  Ornithogalum arabicum / Arabian Star Flower, Black Pearl Lily
Majorca, Soller Botan. Gar. 23.4.2011

 


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