Species Androcymbium burchellii
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There aren’t any identifications of Androcymbium burchellii.
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Etymology of Androcymbium:
Gk. andro- = male (in botanical language, stamen); kymbium = cup or saucer (La. cymba). The petal limbs enfold the stamens. Common names ‘men-in-a-boat’, ‘cup-and-saucer’.
Etymology of burchellii:
Commemorating William John Burchell (1781-1863), a 19th-century English explorer, British naturalist, traveller, artist and author. He discovered and documented many species during his travels through Southern Africa. He landed in Cape Town in 1810 and undertook many smaller trips. From 1811-1815 he covered over 7000km. He returned to England with over 50 000 plant specimens and published two volumes entitled Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa in 1822 and 1824.
Scientific name:
Androcymbium burchellii Baker
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Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves ovate, prostrate, sometimes ciliate. Flowers enclosed in green and white bracts, tepals with very short limbs, auriculate below, stamens twice as long as tepal limbs. June--Aug. Stony flats, NW, KM (W Karoo and Bokkeveld Mts to Little Karoo).
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There aren’t any identifications of Androcymbium burchellii.
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