Species Aloe dewinteri
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Aloe:
Gk. aloē (from earlier Semitic word alloeh) = bitter. The liquid or dried juice found in the leaves is bitter.
Etymology of dewinteri:
Named in honour of botanist Bernard de Winter (1924-2017), director of the Botanical Research Institute which later became the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Grass and Cucurbitaceae expert and frequent traveller to Namibia, he collected some 9500 specimens.
Scientific name:
Aloe dewinteri Giess
Etymology applies to:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
He was instrumental in implementing the Pretoria Computerised Information System (PRECIS) that formed the basis of curation throughout South Africa for four decades. His wife Mayda was also a botanist, but was forced to retire when Bernard became director. As the only person to work on the subgenus Mahernia (Malvaceae), he was mentor to David Gwynne-Evans, founder of CASABIO.org
Protologue:
Bothalia 11(1-2): 120 (1973)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1973
Observations of Taxon
Aloe dewinteri
Name of observer:
Various (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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