Species Mesembryanthemum galpiniae
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There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum galpiniae.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Mesembryanthemum:
Gk. mesos = in the middle, between; embryon = fruit (embryo); anthemon = flower. The flowers need mid-day sunshine to open.
Etymology of galpiniae:
Named after Ernest Edward Galpin (1858-1941), a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pretoria and was dubbed "the Prince of Collectors" by General Smuts. Galpin discovered half a dozen genera and many hundreds of new species.
Scientific name:
Mesembryanthemum galpiniae L. Bolus
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Protologue:
Notes Mesembryanthemum 2: 328 (1932)
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Year published:
1932
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum galpiniae.