Species Eragrostis capensis
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Etymology of Eragrostis:
Gk. eros = love; agrostis = grass; allegedly referring to the ‘graceful heart-shaped spikelets’, but also the ‘graceful dancing spikelet’ and ‘female aroma of the inflorescences of many species’; ‘love grass’.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
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Protologue:
Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1(4): 400 (1830)
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Year published:
1830
Observations of Taxon
Eragrostis capensis
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Eragrostis capensis
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/12/2016 - 3:50pm
Collection:
Eragrostis capensis
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
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Date observed unknown
Collection:
Eragrostis capensis
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Eragrostis capensis
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown