Species Dianthus dinteri

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There aren’t any identifications of Dianthus dinteri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Dianthus:

Gk. dios = godlike, divine; anthos = flower; probably referring to the scent.

Etymology of dinteri:

Moritz Kurt Dinter (1868 -1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa (Namibia). Dinter collected many new species, covered an estimated 40,000 km on foot, by wagon and motor vehicle during the course of his collecting trips, which spanned 38 years. His collection of pressed specimens numbered in excess of 8400.

Scientific name:

Dianthus dinteri Schinz

Synonym of:

Dianthus namaensis var. dinteri

Long etymology:

Dinter's biography can be seen at Wikipedia here

Authors:

Schinz

Protologue:

Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 110 (1929)

Synonym status:

Homotypic synonym