Species Ischyrolepis gaudichaudiana
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Range:
Location unknown
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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 gaudichaudiana:
From the French ‘gaudichaudiana’ / ‘Gaudichand’ meaning ‘commemorating French botanist A. Gaudichand’
Scientific name:
Ischyrolepis gaudichaudiana (Kunth) H. P. Linder
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Dioecious, caespitose, often tangled perennial to 1 m, culms branched, obscurely tubercled, sheaths spreading, often golden-speckled, free from axis. Flowering time? Dry rocky slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB (Clanwilliam to Uniondale).
Observations of Taxon
Ischyrolepis gaudichaudiana
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/12/2016 - 12:04pm
Collection:
Ischyrolepis gaudichaudiana
Locality:
Name of observer:
Jan Vlok (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown