Species Mesembryanthemum zeyheri
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There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum zeyheri.
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 zeyheri:
Named in honour of the renowned plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799-1858). One of South Africa's foremost botanical collectors who is synonymous with his collecting partner Ecklon. He began collecting in the Cape in 1822, undertook a major expedition to Kaffraria (the Eastern Cape) 1831-1832 and to the Transvaal from 1840-1842.
Scientific name:
Mesembryanthemum zeyheri Salm-Dyck
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Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
Protologue:
Monog. 4: § 40. f. 5 (1842)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1842
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mesembryanthemum zeyheri.