Species Nelia pillansii
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Etymology of Nelia:
For Gert Cornelius Nel (1885–1950), South African botanist, plant collector and cactus specialist, and professor of botany at Stellenbosch University, 1921–1950. He studied in Stellenbosch before moving to Germany, where he studied chemistry and obtained a PhD from Berlin University under Adolf Engler in 1914. He had a special interest in succulent plants, especially Stapelieae, Euphorbias and Mesems. He collected extensively in the drier parts of South Africa and took responsibility for the university garden. He produced an illustrated volume on Lithops (undated) and one on Gibbaeum (1953), edited by PG Jordaan.
Etymology of pillansii:
Named after Capetonian botanist Neville Stuart Pillans (1884-1964). He joined the staff at Bolus herbarium in 1918 and worked there till his retirement. He had a penchance for succulents and did Monographs of the Restionaceae, Bruniaceae, Phylica, Agathosma and Metalasia. He also did some work on the genus Hermannia, but gave up two years before his death.
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Observations of Taxon
Nelia pillansii
Name of observer:
Gideon Smith et al. (David)
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