Mystery Bulb
Mary Sue Ittner (Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:42:00 PST)

It is really difficult to keep up with all the taxonomic changes. But
the latest (to my knowledge) from Manning and Goldblatt as stated on the
wiki (and in text):

In a "A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of
Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four plastid
DNA regions" written by John C. Manning, Félix Forest, Dion S. Devey,
Michael F. Fay & Peter Goldblatt in TAXON 58 (1), February 2009: 1-107,
this subject is again addressed. Three clades are identified. Clade A is
recognized as the genus Albuca with a well-defined green or brownish
median longitudinal band on the outer surface of each tepal and a
concentration of 3-5 veins along the midline. Clade B comprises the
genera Dipcadi and Pseudogaltonia. Clade C is the genus Ornithogalum and
includes Galtonia and Neopatersonia, these genera have uniformly colored
tepals with at the most a narrow or indistinct darker band without the
veins. This means that species that were previously considered to belong
in Ornithogalum are now included in Albuca and vice versa."

I get a little confused with this when there remain a few species of
Ornithogalum that seem to have a green or brown median longitudinal
band. The bulb is very different from the photo of Ornithogalum
juncifolium bulb on the wiki if that bulb photo is of that species. I
suspect since there are so many species that it is difficult to figure
them out for sure. I tried to figure out some photos we took in
Namaqualand and John Manning told me you often have to dig the bulb up
to know for sure.

Mary Sue

On 12/4/2018 6:21 PM, Mike Rummerfield wrote:

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