Species Heliophila zeyheri

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There aren’t any identifications of Heliophila zeyheri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Heliophila:

Gk. (h)elios = sun; philein = to love. The plant likes a sunny position.

Etymology of zeyheri:

Named in honour of the renowned plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799-1858). One of South Africa's foremost botanical collectors who is synonymous with his collecting partner Ecklon. He began collecting in the Cape in 1822, undertook a major expedition to Kaffraria (the Eastern Cape) 1831-1832 and to the Transvaal from 1840-1842.

Scientific name:

Heliophila zeyheri Steud.

Synonym of:

Unknown

Long etymology:

Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.

Authors:

Steud.

Protologue:

Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2 (Steudel) 1: 743 (1840)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym