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Issue: Vol. 776 No. 1: 22 Sept. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-09-22
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.776.1.10
Page range: 79-83
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On the identity of Ornithogalum sessile Pacho and its transfer to Colchicum (Colchicaceae)

Depto. de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales (dCARN); Universidad de Alicante; P. O. Box 99; E-03080 Alicante; Spain
Depto. de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales (dCARN); Universidad de Alicante; P. O. Box 99; E-03080 Alicante; Spain; Department of Botany; Rhodes University; Makhanda; 6140; South Africa
Monocots Ornithogalum sessile Colchicum Colchicaceae taxonomy

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How to Cite

Crespo, M.B. & Martínez-Azorín, M. (2026) On the identity of Ornithogalum sessile Pacho and its transfer to Colchicum (Colchicaceae). Phytotaxa 776 (1): 79–83. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.776.1.10