Species Dichaelia zeyheri

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Etymology of Dichaelia:

Gk. dichaea = having two parts; elia = little.

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:

Dichaelia zeyheri Schltr.

Synonym of:

Brachystelma circinatum

Long etymology:

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

Authors:

Schltr.

Protologue:

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 43 (1905)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym