Species Macropetalum burchellii
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There aren’t any identifications of Macropetalum burchellii.
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Etymology of Macropetalum:
Gk. makros = large; petalum = petals; referring to the large, long, yellow-green wiry and curving petals.
Etymology of burchellii:
Commemorating William John Burchell (1781-1863), a 19th-century English explorer, British naturalist, traveller, artist and author. He discovered and documented many species during his travels through Southern Africa. He landed in Cape Town in 1810 and undertook many smaller trips. From 1811-1815 he covered over 7000km. He returned to England with over 50 000 plant specimens and published two volumes entitled Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa in 1822 and 1824.
Scientific name:
Macropetalum burchellii Decne.
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Slender, single-stemmed perennial to 50 cm. Leaves opposite, filiform. Flowers greenish, with reflexed, filiform petals 18--25 mm long. Oct.--Feb. Stony slopes, SE (Cockscomb to Zimbabwe).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Macropetalum burchellii.
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