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Commemorative

Possibly named for James Forbes 1773 - 1861, gardener to the Duke of Bedford, but there were several possible candidates. No confirmation found.

Medicinal

These notes refer to the related species S. sinensis ( now known as Barnardia japonica var. japonica) and its use in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Bulb: Pounded and applied to abscesses; mastitis.
Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. Medicinal Plants of China Reference Publications, Inc. 1985 p.407

Nomenclature

Syn. = Chionodoxa siehei & C. forbesii
WCSP. 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/

This plant has been growing in the garden here prior to 1975. It was labelled as Scilla forbesii. It has been re-identified as Chionodoxa sardensis.

Scilla forbesii (Baker) Speta

Family: ASPARAGACEAE
Genus: Scilla
Species: forbesii (Baker) Speta
Common names: Glory of the Snow
Distribution summary: W. & S. Turkey
Habit: Bulbous
Garden status: Not currently grown


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