Species Senecio galpinii
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There aren’t any identifications of Senecio galpinii.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Senecio:
La. senex = an old man. The white, hairy pappus of the seeds is reminiscent of an old man’s beard.
Etymology of galpinii:
Named after Ernest Edward Galpin (1858-1941), a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pretoria and was dubbed "the Prince of Collectors" by General Smuts. Galpin discovered half a dozen genera and many hundreds of new species.
Scientific name:
Senecio galpinii (Hook. f.) H. Jacobsen
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Protologue:
Sukkulentenkunde 4: 90 (1951)
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Year published:
1951
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Senecio galpinii.
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