Species Brunsvigia kirkii
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Etymology of Brunsvigia:
For Karl (Carl) Wilhelm Ferdinand (1713–1780), also known as Charles I or Karl I, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, able military commander, ruler of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1773, patron of the arts and sciences who promoted the study of plants, including the beautiful Cape species B. orientalis. He also founded the Collegium Carolinum, an institute of higher education, which is today known as the Technical University of Brunswick. The name Brunswick is the Latin translation of Braunschweig, a town in Germany that was a sovereign duchy of northern Germany between the 1st and 19th centuries.
Etymology of kirkii:
Named after Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), a Scottish physician, naturalist, and botanist who explored and collected plants in East Africa.
Scientific name:
Brunsvigia kirkii Baker
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Brunsvigia kirkii.
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