Ornithoglossum Explained

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]}

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=282875 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