Genus Cathissa Salisb.

Usually considered a synonym of Ornithogalum L.


Summary
Genus number:
19802
Last updated:
19 January 2010
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Scilloideae
Tribe:
Ornithogaleae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Kubitzki, K., ed. 1990-. The families and genera of vascular plants. Note: accepts
  2. Manning, J. C. et al. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh J. Bot. 60:533-568. Note: = Ornithogalum L.
  3. Manning, J. C. et al. 2009. A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four plastid DNA regions. Taxon 58:103. Note: = Ornithogalum sect. Cathissa (Salisb.) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=19802. Accessed 17 April 2026.