Species Cotyledon zeyheri

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Location unknown

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Etymology of Cotyledon:

Gk. kotyledon = seed leaf, from kotyle = cup, bowl; referring to the bowl- or spoon-shape of the broad seed leaves.

Etymology of zeyheri:

Named in honour of the renowned plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799-1858). One of South Africa's foremost botanical collectors who is synonymous with his collecting partner Ecklon. He began collecting in the Cape in 1822, undertook a major expedition to Kaffraria (the Eastern Cape) 1831-1832 and to the Transvaal from 1840-1842.

Scientific name:

Cotyledon zeyheri Harv.

Synonym of:

Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri

Long etymology:

Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.

Authors:

Harv.

Protologue:

Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. 2: 377 (1862)

Synonym status:

Homotypic synonym