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Ornithogalum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 306 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000027188.

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Synonyms of Ornithogalum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Albucea Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 109 (1830). wfo-4000001112
Beryllis Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 33. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000004522
Brizophila Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 34. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000005458
Caruelia Parl. Nuov. Gen. Sp. 21 (1854). wfo-4000006843
Eliokarmos Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 24. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000013210
Elsiea F.M.Leight. J. S. African Bot. 10: 55. 1944. wfo-4000013253
Fenelonia Raf. Atlantic J. 145. 1832 wfo-4000014661
Galtonia Decne. Ann. Gén. Hort. 23: 32 (1880) wfo-4000015257
Honorius Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 177. 1821. wfo-4000018217
Ifuon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 12. 1838 [1836 publ. mid-1838] wfo-4000018980
Lomaresis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 59. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] wfo-4000022107
Loncomelos Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 24 (1837) wfo-4000022161
Loncoxis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 58. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] wfo-4000022164
Melomphis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] wfo-4000023690
Myanthe Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 34. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000025054
Myogalum Link Handbuch [Link] 1: 163. 1829 [Jan-Aug 1829] wfo-4000025082
Neopatersonia Schönland Rec. Albany Mus. 2: 251. 1912. wfo-4000025797
Nicipe Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 54. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] wfo-4000026084
Parthenostachys Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 17: 158. 1869 wfo-4000028267
Phaeocles Salisb. Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 35. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] wfo-4000029054
Raxamaris Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 54. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] wfo-4000032618
Tomoxis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 54 (1837) wfo-4000038555
Raphelingia Dumort. Anal. Fam. Pl. 60 (1829). wfo-4000044263
Tritriela Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 59. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837] wfo-4000044265

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ornithogalum:

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