Further analysis with wider sampling (70 compared to 40 taxa) and a third plastid region (matK) revealed the presence of three clades (A, B and C) within Ornithogaleae/"Ornithogalum". Consequently, a new classification was proposed with three tribes and four genera, "Ornithogalum" corresponding to clade C, placed in tribe Ornithogaleae, but further subdivided into subgenera and sections, with 160 species. "Galtonia" was retained as a taxon, but at the subgenus level. An alternative approach was suggested by combining plastid gene sequences with nuclear DNA sequences, morphology, and biogeography. This supported Manning's clade C within which "Ornithogalum" was contained, but the very large subgenus "Ornithogalum" was noted to still be heterogeneous, which they had managed by treating it as seven sections. This study suggested reversing the "sensu lato" (lumping) approach of Manning "et al.", reverting to separate genera (splitting), thus resurrecting "Galtonia".