Species Leucadendron pearsonii

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There aren’t any identifications of Leucadendron pearsonii.

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Location unknown

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Etymology of Leucadendron:

Gk. leukos = white; dendron = tree; referring to commonly called ‘witteboom’ or ‘silver tree’.

Etymology of pearsonii:

Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.

Scientific name:

Leucadendron pearsonii E. Phillips

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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.

Authors:

E. Phillips

Protologue:

Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 188 (1913)

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Year published:

1913

There aren’t any identifications of Leucadendron pearsonii.