Species Limonium capense
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Etymology of Limonium:
Gk. leimōnion, the ‘sea-lavender’, from leimon = meadow (not marsh, which is limné). Many species flourish in saline soils and are therefore common near coasts and in salt marshes.
Etymology of capense:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South or even Southern Africa.
Scientific name:
Limonium capense (L. Bolus) L. Bolus
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Protologue:
S. African Gard. 24: 124 (1934)
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Year published:
1934
Rounded, densely leafy shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves ascending, oblanceolate, 18--25 3--4 mm, scurfy and minutely pitted. Flowers in spikes, pink, calyx limbs 17 mm diam. Nov.--Jan. Coastal limestone flats, SW (St Helena Bay to Saldanha Bay).
Observations of Taxon
Limonium capense
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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