Species Cheiridopsis marlothii
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There aren’t any identifications of Cheiridopsis marlothii.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Cheiridopsis:
Gk. kheiris = a sleeve, -opsis = resembling; referring to the old, dry leaves which form a protective sheath around new emerging green leaves.
Etymology of marlothii:
Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born pharmacist, analytical chemist and botanist who collected plants in Namibia in 1886, discovering over 100 new species. A brilliant naturalist who translated his insightful observations together with art in his seminal Flora of South Africa.
Scientific name:
Cheiridopsis marlothii N.E. Br.
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Protologue:
Gard. Chron. Ser. III. lxxix (1926)
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Year published:
1926
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Cheiridopsis marlothii.