Species Herniaria pearsonii
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Herniaria:
La. hernia = rupture; -aria = possessing, a thing like; alluding to the plant’s supposed property of curing hernia (i.e. rupture).
Etymology of pearsonii:
Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Pearson was a tremendous influence on South African as well as Namibian botany (then South West Africa). His biography is available on Wikipedia.
Scientific name status:
Protologue:
Revis. Paronych. 377 (1968)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1968
Observations of Taxon
Herniaria pearsonii
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
12/10/2016 - 2:27pm
Collection: