Ornithogalum visianicum, Tommasini Ornithogalum creticum, Zahar. Ornithogalum pyramidale, L. Ornithogalum prasinantherum, Zahar. Ornithogalum reverchonii, Lange

3. O. visianicum Tommasini , Mem. 1st. Veneto 2 0: 176 (1876).

Like 1 but perianth-segments greenish-yellow; ovary ovoid, attenuate-conical at apex. Maritime rocks, © Adriatic island of Palagruża. Ju.

4. O. creticum Zahar. , Ann. Mus. Goulandris 3: 52 (1977).

Like 1 but perianth-segments pale greenish; ovary globose or subglobose; style (3-)3-5~4-5(-5) mm, usually longer than ovary; flowering July-September. Dry rocky ground. © Kriti. Cr.

5. O. narbonense L. , Cent. Pl. 2: 15 (1756)

( O. pyramidale subsp. narbonense (L.) Ascherson & Graebner ; inch O. arcuatum Velen. , non Steven).

Plant (20-)30-50(-80) cm. Leaves4-6(-7), 8- 16 mm wide, persistent until after anthesis. Bracts shorter or longer than pedicels. Flowers scentless. Perianth-segments 12- 16 mm, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, patent, remaining flat, milky-white, with a ribbon-shaped green stripe on the back throughout their length. Anthers yellow. Ovary 3-5-5 mm, ovoid, truncate at apex. Style (3-7-)4-2~5-5 mm, as long as or longer than ovary, filiform throughout. Flowering May-July. In = 54. Grassland, roadsides and disturbed ground. S. Europe. Al BI Bu Co Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu?Rm Sa Si Tu.

6. O. ponticum Zahar. , Rev. Roum. Biol. (Bot.) 10: 290 (1965).

Like 5 but up to 80(-100) cm; leaves 4—7(—8); perianth often infundibuliform; segments broadly lanceolate to ovate-elliptical; anthers sometimes tinged with reddish-brown; ovary cylindrical; style (T9-)2-3-5 mm, shorter or scarcely longer than ovary. 2n=16. Dry hillsides and cultivated ground. Krym. Rs (K). (S.W. Asia.)

7. O. pyramidale L. , Sp. Pl. 307 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Plant 30-100(-120) cm. Leaves 4-7, 6-15 mm wide, persistent usually until anthesis. Bracts shorter than pedicels. Perianth-segments 11-15 mm, patent, obovate-lanceolate to narrowly elliptical, milky-white, with a lanceolate green stripe on the back. Anthers yellow. Ovary 2-1-2-5 mm, subglobose to ellipsoid, truncate at apex. Style 1-4—1-7 mm, shorter than ovary, conical at base. Capsule attenuate or truncate, sometimes mucronate at apex. Flowering June-August. 2« = 24. • C. Europe, extending to C. Jugoslavia and E. Romania. Au Cz Ge Hu?It Ju Rm [Ho].

Records for the Mediterranean region are errors for 5.

8. O. prasinantherum Zahar. , Ann. Mus. Goulandris 3: 57 (1977).

Plant 40-90 cm. Leaves (4-)5-6(-8), (3-)4-10 mm wide, persistent usually until anthesis. Bracts shorter than or exceeding pedicels. Perianth-segments 11-16 mm, patent, ovate-lanceolate. Anthers greenish. Ovary 3-5 mm, ovoid-lanceolate, attenuateconical at apex and passing gradually into the style. Style (3-5)-5- 6-5 mm, as long as or longer than ovary, conical at base. Capsule ovoid-lanceolate, attenuate-apiculate at apex. Flowering June. Dry, stony ground. • S. Greece (Peloponnisos). Gr.

9. O. reverchonii Lange in Willk., III. FI. Hisp. 2: 117 (1891).

Plant 35-100 cm. Leaves 4-6, c. 15 mm wide. Pedicels 1-10 mm at anthesis, not more than 15 mm in fruit. Bracts greatly exceeding pedicels. Flowers 30-40 mm in diameter. Perianth campanulate or with patent segments; segments 15-20 mm, oblong-ovate, remaining flat, greenish, becoming white at anthesis, and some­ time, with a green stripe on the back throughout their length. Anthers yellowish-white. Ovary c. 5 mm, oblong, rounded at apex. Style c. 4 mm, shorter than the ovary. Capsule 17-20 mm, attenuate at apex. Flowering April-July. Limestone rocks. S.W. Spain. Hs.

The relationships of this seldom-collected species are unclear and some authors consider it to be better placed in Subgen. Cathissa.