Genus Gnidia
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Range:
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Short etymology:
Derivation uncertain. Linnaeus only states ‘habitat in Aethiopa’, Africa, where it is widely distributed. Possibly Gnidia was named after a Greek city, Knidos, where a kind of laurel grew, or Cnidus in Caria (modern Turkey) (Hugh Glen). Another possibility is that it could be a Greek word for Daphne or laurel; in Greek mythology, Daphne was a pretty nymph who was turned into a laurel bush (WPU Jackson). It might also have been named after Knossos in Crete (spelled Knidiossos in one version), with the G being substituted for K.
Scientific name:
Gnidia
Etymology source:
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Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Observations of Taxon
Gnidia pinifolia
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Gnidia geminiflora
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Gnidia triplinervis
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Gnidia polyantha
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Gnidia cuneata
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
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