Species Diospyros acocksii
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There aren’t any identifications of Diospyros acocksii.
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Etymology of Diospyros:
Gk. dios = divine; pyros = literally, a ‘grain of wheat’ but in this instance fruit. The fruits are ‘divine’ – edible and very tasty. This name was originally applied to the Caucasion persimmon, Diospyros lotus.
Etymology of acocksii:
John Phillip Harison Acocks (formerly Acock, 1911-1979), capetonian botanist. Appointed as a pasture ecologist. He devoted most of his life to the study of vegetation types especially regarding climax state and how and why it deteriorated. He amassed over 28 000 specimens from across South Africa with the main set in PRE.
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Protologue:
Bothalia 7: 457 (1961)
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Year published:
1961
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Diospyros acocksii.
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