Species Carex acocksii
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Carex:
La. caricis, carex = reeds, sedges, rushes. Possibly also from La. carere = absent, having flaws. In some species the upper florescent spikes are without seeds because the spikes are male.
Etymology of acocksii:
John Phillip Harison Acocks (formerly Acock, 1911-1979), capetonian botanist. Appointed as a pasture ecologist. He devoted most of his life to the study of vegetation types especially regarding climax state and how and why it deteriorated. He amassed over 28 000 specimens from across South Africa with the main set in PRE.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
S. African J. Bot. 63(6): 342 (1997)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1997
Observations of Taxon
Carex acocksii
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
21/11/2013 - 4:11pm
Collection: