Species Ceropegia patersoniae
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Ceropegia:
Gk. keros = wax; pege = fountain. Linnaeus described this genus in volume 1 of his Species plantarum, which appeared in 1753. Linnaeus thought that the flowers looked like candles and Ceropegia literally means a fountain of wax.
Etymology of patersoniae:
Named after Lt William Paterson (1755-1810), a naturalist, traveller and administrator, who undertook several plant-collecting expeditions into the interior from the Cape Colony (now part of South Africa)
Scientific name:
Ceropegia patersoniae N.E. Br.
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Protologue:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 303 (1913)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1913
Observations of Taxon
Ceropegia patersoniae
Name of observer:
Various (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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