Species Ischyrolepis capensis
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Etymology of Ischyrolepis:
Gk. iskhyros = strong; lepis = scale. The restio is strongly scaled, referring to the sheaths of the plant or the rhizomes usually covered with imbricate scales.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ischyrolepis capensis.