Species Mesembryanthemum patersoniae
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There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum patersoniae.
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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 patersoniae:
Named after Lt William Paterson (1755-1810), a naturalist, traveller and administrator, who undertook several plant-collecting expeditions into the interior from the Cape Colony (now part of South Africa)
Scientific name:
Mesembryanthemum patersoniae L. Bolus
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Protologue:
Ann. Bolus Herb. 2: 30 (1916)
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Year published:
1916
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum patersoniae.