Species Mesembryanthemum levynsiae
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There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum levynsiae.
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 levynsiae:
Named after renowned Capetonian botanist Margaret Rutherford Bryan Levyns(née Michell) (1890–1975). She was a formidable lecturer and tour-de-force of identification, producing a guide to the genera of the Cape Peninsula, and a monograph on Lobostemon and Muraltia. She later married John Levyns and by her death had collected over 12 000 specimens.
Scientific name:
Mesembryanthemum levynsiae L. Bolus
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Protologue:
S. African Gard. 17: 256 (1927)
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Year published:
1927
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum levynsiae.