<i>Ornithoglossum pulchrum</i> (Colchicaceae: Colchiceae), a new species from southern Namibia

We describe a new species in the sub-Saharan genus Ornithoglossum Salisb. from southern Namibia. Ornithoglossum pulchrum from near Aus, is remarkable in having bright to dark pink flowers, a feature previously unknown in the genus. The perigone is almost concolorous apart from a contrasting, pale ye...

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Main Authors: D. A. Snijman, B. Nordenstam, C. Mannheimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2011-12-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/54