Species Aptosimum dinteri

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There aren’t any identifications of Aptosimum dinteri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Aptosimum:

Gk. Aptosimum = not falling (a- = not; ptosis = fall); referring to the capsules which remain attached to the stems long after the seeds have been shed (William John Burchell, 1822).

Etymology of dinteri:

Moritz Kurt Dinter (1868 -1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa (Namibia). Dinter collected many new species, covered an estimated 40,000 km on foot, by wagon and motor vehicle during the course of his collecting trips, which spanned 38 years. His collection of pressed specimens numbered in excess of 8400.

Scientific name:

Aptosimum dinteri F.E. Weber

Synonym of:

Aptosimum glandulosum

Long etymology:

Dinter's biography can be seen at Wikipedia here

Authors:

F.E. Weber

Protologue:

Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 3: 902 (1903)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym