Species Hesperantha pearsonii
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There aren’t any identifications of Hesperantha pearsonii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Hesperantha:
Gk. hesperos = evening; anthos = flower. Many flowers open late in the day, toward evening, Afrikaans aandblom = evening bloom/flower.
Etymology of pearsonii:
Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Scientific name:
Hesperantha pearsonii R. C. Foster
Etymology applies to:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Pearson was a tremendous influence on South African as well as Namibian botany (then South West Africa). His biography is available on Wikipedia.
Synonym status:
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Hesperantha pearsonii.