Species Calciphila gillettii
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Calciphila gillettii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Calciphila:
Etymology of gillettii:
Named after Jan Bevington Gillett (1911-1995), a prolific collector around Africa. After serving in the war he joined John Hutchinson on a collecting tour in South Africa. In 1932 he collected plants in Ethiopia. He became the Principal Scientific Officer at Kew on the flora of Tropical East Africa and from 1959 became the botanist in charge of the herbarium in East Africa. He had a particular interest in Commiphoras and the flora of Somalia.
Scientific name:
Calciphila gillettii Liede & Meve
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Novon 16(3): 370 (2006)
Synonym status:
Year published:
2006
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Calciphila gillettii.