Species Chironia mediocris
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There aren’t any identifications of Chironia mediocris.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Chironia:
For Chiron, the good ‘civilised’ centaur of Greek mythology who studied medicine, astronomy, music and other arts. When he was accidentally shot, legend has it that Zeus, the god of sky and thunder, put him in the south at Alpha and Beta Centauri, pointers to the Southern Cross; referring to the plant’s medicinal properties.
Scientific name:
Chironia mediocris Schoch
Synonym of:
Protologue:
Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 2: 1011 (1902)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1902
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Chironia mediocris.