Ornithogalum libanoticum

Ornithogalum libanoticum, or Lebanon ornithogalum, is a species of Ornithogalum in the subfamily Scilloideae of family Asparagaceae.[3][4]

Ornithogalum libanoticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species:
O. libanoticum
Binomial name
Ornithogalum libanoticum
Synonyms[2]
  • Honorius libanoticus (Boiss.) Holub

Description

The plant grows 50 to 80 centimetres (20 to 31 in) tall from an oval bulb. Leaves are glabrous, measuring around 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) wide; they are lanceolate and acute, and grow shorter or equal in length to the erect flower stem. The white flowers are born in April and May on simple racemes in an inflorescence of 10 to 20 flowers. Highly acuminate bracts attach to short pedicels measuring 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) long. Bell-shaped, 2 to 2.5 centimetres (0.79 to 0.98 in) long perianth. It has linear, lanceolate, obtuse and subacute clear white tepals. The backside of the tepals is marked by a single green or brown band. The fruit is a six-side oval capsule.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic to Lebanon and Syria,[5] It favors rocky terrain.[3]

References
  1. Semaan, M. (2017). "Ornithogalum libanoticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13153088A18612080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T13153088A18612080.en. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 5 January 2017
  3. "Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org. Université Saint Joseph, Beyrouth. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  4. "Ornithogalum libanoticum Boiss. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  5. "The Euro+Med Plantbase Project". ww2.bgbm.org. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Berlin. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
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