False Sea Onion

Albuca bracteata (syn.: Ornithogalum longibracteatum or Ornithogalum caudatum), collected on the north Mozambique coast in Mecufi district. Cultivated as "false sea onion" or "pregnant onion". Juice of the leaves is used traditionally as an aphrodisiac.

Description: Polski: Ornithogalum longebracteatum, ogród botaniczny w Berlinie. English: Ornithogalum longebracteatum, botanical garden in Berlin. Date: 8 February 2020, 10:29:03. Source: Own work. Author: Salicyna. Camera location52° 27′ 23.99″ N, 13° 18′ 22.6″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 52.456663; 13.306277.

Contents 1 Summary 2 This picture is part of a set 2.1 To the gallery of plants 3 Licensing Summary APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Asparagaceae • Subfamilia: Scilloideae • Tribus: Ornithogaleae • Genus: Albuca • Species: Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, 2009 Description: English: Ornithogalum caudatum, Asparagaceae (Hyacinthaceae), False Sea Onion, inflorescence; Botanic Garden Universiy Tübingen, Germany. Deutsch: Ornithogalum caudatum, Asparagaceae (Hyacinthaceae), Falsche Meerzwiebel, Infloreszenz; Botanischer Garten der Universität Tübingen, Deutschland. Date: 20 October 2009. Source: Own work. Author: H. Zell. Camera location48° 32′ 23.69″ N, 9° 02′ 07.42″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 48.539914; 9.035394. This picture is part of a set[edit] To the gallery of plants[edit].