Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species: O. thyrsoides
Binomial name
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Jacq.
Synonyms[1]

Ornithogalum thyrsoides[2] is a plant species that is endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also known by the common names of chinkerinchee or chincherinchee, star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower. [3]

References

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  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. Thyrsoides: with a flowering spike like a Bacchic thyrsus.
  3. "Taxon: Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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