Species Hyacinthus pechuelii
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There aren’t any identifications of Hyacinthus pechuelii.
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Etymology of Hyacinthus:
Hyacinth, in Greek mythology a youth much beloved by Apollo as well as Zephyrus, the wind god. Apollo and Hyacinth took turns throwing the discus to each other and Hyacinth was accidentally struck by the discus as he ran to catch it and fell to the ground and died. Apollo believed that the wind god, Zephyrus, a rival for Hyacinth’s affections, purposely blew the discus off course, resulting in Hyacinth’s death. In grief, Apollo caused the hyacinth flower to rise from the youth’s blood.
Etymology of pechuelii:
For Moritz Eduard Pechuël-Loesche (1840–1913), German naturalist, geographer and traveller. He collected plants in the Cape, Hereroland and the Congo (Loango expedition 1873–1876), became Henry Morton Stanley’s agent (1882–1883), visiting the Congo again and German South-West Africa (now Namibia) (1884–1885).
Scientific name:
Hyacinthus pechuelii Kuntze
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Long etymology:
After finishing school, he joined the merchant navy and travelled extensively for many years in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans as well as visiting both poles. He then studied geography and natural history at Leipzig University, obtaining his PhD in 1872. In 1886 he became a lecturer at Leipzig before becoming professor of geography in Jena and Erlangen (1895–1912) and publisher of the third edition of Brehm’s Animal Life (1890–1893).
Protologue:
Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 274 (1886)
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Year published:
1886
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