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

Etymology applies to:

Synonym of:

Oscularia guthriae

Long etymology:

Authors:

L. Bolus

Protologue:

Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 101 (1925) [1928]; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 101 (1927)

Synonym status:

Homotypic synonym