Species Ficinia limosa
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Ficinia:
For Heinrich David August Ficinus (1782–1857), German physician, naturalist, botanist, professor of physics and chemistry at the medical-surgical academy in Dresden (1814), then was professor of natural history (1817). From 1822 onwards he worked in his father’s pharmacy but also taught chemistry, technology and physics at the Technical Training Institute in Dresden (1828–1833). He wrote several literary works, textbooks and papers in the fields of botany, optics and mineral chemistry. They include Flora of the Area around Dresden (1807), Optics or Attempts to Follow the Right Outline of the Whole Theory of Light (1828), Foundations of Medical Physics, Foundations of Medicinal Chemistry (1815), and General Natural History (1839) (titles translated from German).
Etymology of limosa:
From the Latin limosus meaning ‘slimy or muddy’; referring to the plant's habitat
Scientific name:
Ficinia limosa Levyns
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Protologue:
J. S. African Bot. 13: 68 (1947)
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Year published:
1947
Observations of Taxon
Ficinia limosa
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/12/2016 - 9:59am
Collection:
Ficinia limosa
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
22/07/2013 - 1:34pm
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