Species Ancylanthos bainesii
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There aren’t any identifications of Ancylanthos bainesii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Ancylanthos:
Gk. ankylos = bent; anthos = a flower. The flower tube is slightly curved, which is unusual in Rubiaceae.
Etymology of bainesii:
Likely named after the English painter and explorer (John) Thomas Baines (1830-1875) who co-discovered Welwitschia mirabilis; or Thomas Charles John Baines (1830-1893), a South African road engineer who built over 900km of roads including many of the famous passes in South Africa; or less-likely English botanist Henry Baines (1793-1878) who published the Flora of Yorkshire (1840).
Scientific name:
Ancylanthos bainesii Hiern
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Protologue:
Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 160 (1877)
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Year published:
1877
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ancylanthos bainesii.