Species Gnidia deserticola
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Gnidia:
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.
Etymology of deserticola:
From Latin desertum = 'desert' and -cola = 'dweller', referring to the desert habitat of the species.
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 263 (1894)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1894
Observations of Taxon
Gnidia deserticola
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Gnidia deserticola
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
29/07/2020 - 3:58pm
Collection:
Gnidia deserticola
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Gnidia deserticola
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Name of observer:
Katryn van Heerden (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Gnidia deserticola
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
27/06/2018 - 3:49pm
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