Species Gnidia sparsiflora

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There aren’t any identifications of Gnidia sparsiflora.

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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 sparsiflora:

From the Latin sparsus = 'scattered' or 'sparse' and flora = 'flower'

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Unknown

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Authors:

Bartl. ex Meisn.

Scientific name status:

Uncertain status