Species Mesembryanthemum pearsonii
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There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum pearsonii.
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 pearsonii:
Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Scientific name:
Mesembryanthemum pearsonii N.E. Br.
Synonym of:
Long etymology:
Pearson was a tremendous influence on South African as well as Namibian botany (then South West Africa). His biography is available on Wikipedia.
Protologue:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 277 (1912)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1912
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum pearsonii.