Species Lactuca capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Lactuca capensis.
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Etymology of Lactuca:
Latin for lettuce, from lactis = milky; alluding to the milky latex exuding from the plant when pressed or crushed.
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
Scientific name:
Lactuca capensis Thunb.
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Protologue:
Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 139 (1800)
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Year published:
1800
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Lactuca capensis.
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