Ornithogalum thyrsoides
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Ornithogalum |
| Species: | O. thyrsoides |
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| Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq. |
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Ornithogalum thyrsoides[1] is a plant species that is endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also known by the common names of chinkerinchee, star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower. [2]
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- ^ Thyrsoides: with a flowering spike like a Bacchic thyrsus.
- ^ "Taxon: Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26013. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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