Species Mesembryanthemum guthriae
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There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum guthriae.
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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 guthriae:
For Francis Guthrie (1831–1899), English lawyer, mathematician and botanist. He studied at London University, getting a BA degree (1850) and an LLB (1852) before coming to South Africa in 1861 to teach mathematics at Graaff-Reinet College. His extensive collections of flora from the Cape Peninsula are honoured by the Guthrie Herbarium within the Bolus Herbarium at UCT.
Scientific name:
Mesembryanthemum guthriae L. Bolus
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Protologue:
Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 101 (1925) [1928]; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 101 (1927)
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Year published:
1925
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum guthriae.