Species Amaranthus capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Amaranthus capensis.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Amaranthus:
Gk. a- = against; marainein = to fade, waste away; alluding to the lasting quality of the flower.
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:
Amaranthus capensis Thell.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1): 293 (1914)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1914
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Amaranthus capensis.
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