Species Gnidia simplex
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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 simplex:
From the Latin simplex = ‘simple’. In plants typically alluding to simple (non-divided) leaves.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Mant. Pl. 67 (1767)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1767
Observations of Taxon
Gnidia simplex
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
07/04/2015 - 11:34am
Gnidia simplex
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
14/12/2007 - 11:57am
Collection:
Gnidia simplex
Locality:
Name of observer:
Observer unknown (David)
Date observed:
26/07/2015 - 6:34pm
Collection: