Species Lachenalia elegans
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Lachenalia:
For Werner de Lachenal (1736–1800), Swiss professor of botany and anatomy at the University of Basel from 1776, eminent for his knowledge of European plants. He obtained his PhD in 1763. He was a pupil of Haller, who was one of his main correspondents, providing him with details of flora and their location around Basel, the Jura mountains, Alsat and Bruntrutain. He was a friend of Linnaeus. He authored several monographs in Acta Helvetica. While at the university he substantially improved its botanical garden, the oldest in Switzerland, that had fallen into disrepair. He continually strived to obtain funds to reconstruct and develop the garden and to pay for its gardener. He opened the garden to the public to cover expenditures.
Etymology of elegans:
From the Latin elegans = 'elegant' or 'neat'
Scientific name:
Lachenalia elegans W. F. Barker
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Fl. Pl. South Africa 13: xiii. t. 508 (1933)
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Year published:
1933
Bulbous geophyte, 10--30 cm. Leaves 1 or 2, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, with or without green or maroon spots. Flowers sessile, urn-shaped, in shades of yellow, blue, mauve or purple, with white tips, anthers included. July--Oct. Sandy, mostly moist slopes, often in large colonies, NW (Bokkeveld Mts and W Karoo to Clanwilliam).
Observations of Taxon
Lachenalia elegans var. suaveolens
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Lachenalia elegans
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Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe (David)
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Date observed unknown
Lachenalia elegans var. flava
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Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe (David)
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Date observed unknown
Lachenalia elegans
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
25/10/2008 - 2:47pm
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Lachenalia elegans
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
07/09/2012 - 12:26pm
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