Species Gomphocarpus schlechteri
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Gomphocarpus schlechteri.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Gomphocarpus:
Gk. gomphos = a peg, nail, club; karpos = fruit; referring to the fruits that are swollen and eggshaped with tapering tips (John Manning).
Etymology of schlechteri:
Named in honour of the German Rudolf Schlecter (1872-1925) and his brother Max (1874-1960), renowned plant collectors from South Africa.
Scientific name:
Gomphocarpus schlechteri K. Schum.
Synonym of:
Long etymology:
Rudolf made more than 12 000 collections. His brother Max settled in Port Nolloth where he earned his living collecting and trading
Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 325 (1903)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1903
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Gomphocarpus schlechteri.