Species Duvalia pillansii
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There aren’t any identifications of Duvalia pillansii.
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Etymology of Duvalia:
For Henri Auguste Duval (1774–1814), French physician and botanist. He studied medicine at the University of Paris, was famous for his catalogue Plantae succulenta in horto Alenconio (1809) and was the author of Enumeratio plantarum succulentum in horto Alenconio. He was the first person to describe the plant genera Gasteria, Haworthia and Ligulari, and authored a book on all the species found naturally in the environs of Paris (1813).
Etymology of pillansii:
Named after Capetonian botanist Neville Stuart Pillans (1884-1964). He joined the staff at Bolus herbarium in 1918 and worked there till his retirement. He had a penchance for succulents and did Monographs of the Restionaceae, Bruniaceae, Phylica, Agathosma and Metalasia. He also did some work on the genus Hermannia, but gave up two years before his death.
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Thunberg) 4: 1026 (1905) [1909]; Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 1026 (1909)
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Year published:
1905
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Duvalia pillansii.