Species Cynanchum zeyheri
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There aren’t any identifications of Cynanchum zeyheri.
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Etymology of Cynanchum:
Gk. kynos = a dog; anchein = to strangle or throttle. Some species of this genus are poisonous, and several species have climbers or twiners, hence the common name ‘dogbane’, a dog-strangling vine.
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.
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Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Cynanchum zeyheri.
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