Ornithogalum pulchrum Schinz

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Photo: Bart Wursten
D3508 at Kalimbeza

Synonyms:	Albuca comosa (Welw. ex Baker) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt
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Status:	Uncertain
Description:
Notes:	Although the plant in the images was growing near a small rural village it seemed rather unlikely that it was planted in an otherwise still wild area. However, it is unsure if this species would occur naturally in the eastern Caprivi.
Derivation of specific name:	pulchrum: beautiful
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Botswana and Namibia
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 1 March 2024
Literature:	Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 91. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 123.

Flora of Botswana: Ornithogalum pulchrum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ornithogalum pulchrum

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