Species Acalypha zeyheri
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There aren’t any identifications of Acalypha zeyheri.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Acalypha:
Gk. akalephe = a nettle or its sting. The leaves of some species are nettle-like, resembling those of Urtica, the true nettle.
Etymology of zeyheri:
Named in honour of the renowned plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799-1858). One of South Africa's foremost botanical collectors who is synonymous with his collecting partner Ecklon. He began collecting in the Cape in 1822, undertook a major expedition to Kaffraria (the Eastern Cape) 1831-1832 and to the Transvaal from 1840-1842.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
Protologue:
Adansonia sér.1 3: 156 (1862)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1862
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Acalypha zeyheri.
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