Species Lachenalia aloides
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Lachenalia:
For Werner de Lachenal (1736–1800), Swiss professor of botany and anatomy at the University of Basel from 1776, eminent for his knowledge of European plants. He obtained his PhD in 1763. He was a pupil of Haller, who was one of his main correspondents, providing him with details of flora and their location around Basel, the Jura mountains, Alsat and Bruntrutain. He was a friend of Linnaeus. He authored several monographs in Acta Helvetica. While at the university he substantially improved its botanical garden, the oldest in Switzerland, that had fallen into disrepair. He continually strived to obtain funds to reconstruct and develop the garden and to pay for its gardener. He opened the garden to the public to cover expenditures.
Etymology of aloides:
Latin meaning Aloe-like
Scientific name:
Lachenalia aloides (L. f.) Engl.
Common names:
Cape Cowslip
Vierkleurtjie
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2 (1899); Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 279 (1905)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1899
Bulbous geophyte, 5--31 cm. Leaves 1 or 2, lanceolate or lorate, plain or densely spotted with green or purple. Flowers on long pedicels, nodding, cylindrical, combinations of orange, red, yellow or greenish blue, with greenish markings, anthers included. May--Oct. Granite and sandstone outcrops, NW, SW (Lambert's Bay to Bredasdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Lachenalia aloides
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Lachenalia aloides
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:12am
Collection:
Lachenalia aloides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae
Locality:
Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown