Species Aristida zeyheri
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Aristida:
Name from the Latin arista, an awn.
Etymology of zeyheri:
Named in honour of the renowned plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799-1858). One of South Africa's foremost botanical collectors who is synonymous with his collecting partner Ecklon. He began collecting in the Cape in 1822, undertook a major expedition to Kaffraria (the Eastern Cape) 1831-1832 and to the Transvaal from 1840-1842.
Scientific name:
Aristida zeyheri (Nees) Steud.
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Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
Protologue:
Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2 (Steudel) 1: 132 (1840)
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Year published:
1840
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Aristida zeyheri.
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