Species Pulicaria capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Pulicaria capensis.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Pulicaria:
La. pulex = a flea; aria = pertaining to; alluding to the use of the strong smelling plant as a flea repellent. Hence ‘fleabane’.
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
Scientific name:
Pulicaria capensis DC.
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Protologue:
Prodr. (DC.) 5: 479 (1836)
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Year published:
1836
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Pulicaria capensis.
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