Species Helichrysum dinteri

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There aren’t any identifications of Helichrysum dinteri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Helichrysum:

Gk. (h)elios = sun; chrysos = gold; referring to the bright yellow flowerheads of many of the flowers of species in this genus.

Etymology of dinteri:

Moritz Kurt Dinter (1868 -1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa (Namibia). Dinter collected many new species, covered an estimated 40,000 km on foot, by wagon and motor vehicle during the course of his collecting trips, which spanned 38 years. His collection of pressed specimens numbered in excess of 8400.

Scientific name:

Helichrysum dinteri S. Moore

Synonym of:

Helichrysum pumilio subsp. fleckii

Long etymology:

Dinter's biography can be seen at Wikipedia here

Authors:

S. Moore

Protologue:

Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 4: 1016 (1904)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym