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Galtonia

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thumb|First page of Decaisne's description, 1880 thumb|Galtonia princeps (Ornithogalum princeps), ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine'' 1914)

Species

Namibian Slangkop

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAsparagaceae
Observations142

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
8
With media
2
Family
Hyacinthaceae
Collections
NMMNHS, NCSM, BRIT, VT
Recorded in
United States, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asparagaceae
Image
Galtonia candicans 20070810-1335-175.jpg
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taxon name
Galtonia
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Ornithogalum
taxon common name
夏风信子属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Phylogenetics
  • Subdivision
  • Species
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Uses
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
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thumb|First page of Decaisne's description, 1880 thumb|Galtonia princeps (Ornithogalum princeps), ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine 1914)

Galtonia is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Native to Southern Africa, the genus is named after Sir Francis Galton. According to some authorities it has been subsumed into Ornithogalum as a subgenus, while others prefer to keep it as a separate genus.

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