Species Eriosema gilletti
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Etymology of Eriosema:
Gk. erion = wool; sema = a banner. The standard petal of the flower is glandular-hairy.
Etymology of gilletti:
Named after Jan Bevington Gillett (1911-1995), a prolific collector around Africa. After serving in the war he joined John Hutchinson on a collecting tour in South Africa. In 1932 he collected plants in Ethiopia. He became the Principal Scientific Officer at Kew on the flora of Tropical East Africa and from 1959 became the botanist in charge of the herbarium in East Africa. He had a particular interest in Commiphoras and the flora of Somalia.
Scientific name:
Eriosema gilletti De Wild. & T. Durand
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Protologue:
Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 1: 18 (1901)
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Year published:
1901
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There aren’t any identifications of Eriosema gilletti.
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