Species Ehrharta capensis
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Etymology of Ehrharta:
For Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart (1742–1795), Swiss-born German botanist and naturalist. He studied botany at Uppsala University (1773–1775) under the guidance of Linnaeus, before returning to Hanover where Linnaeus’s son was director of the Botanical Garden. Ehrhart was one of the first botanists to publish exsiccatae (= plant collections, precisely identified, named and labeled), for various botanists or institutions. From 1780–1793 he produced seven series of these exsiccatae, each of about 1 620 species. He also had his own general collection (Hortus siccus) of about 3 300 plant species. A set of these collections are kept in the herbarium of Moscow University. He was supposedly the first person to use the rank of subspecies in botanical nomenclature.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
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Protologue:
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 216 (1779)
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Year published:
1779
Observations of Taxon
Ehrharta capensis
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
05/12/2016 - 4:20pm
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Ehrharta capensis
Name of observer:
Jan Vlok (KarooJan)
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Ehrharta capensis
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Name of observer:
Guthrie Herbarium (David)
Date observed:
05/12/2016 - 6:20pm
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