Species Mimusops sylvestris
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There aren’t any identifications of Mimusops sylvestris.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Mimusops:
Gk. mimus = an actor, mime, mimic; ops = face; sometimes interpreted as mimo = an ape; ops = face, hence like a monkey; referring to the corolla and the shape of the flowers, which allegedly resemble a monkey face. ‘The resemblance is at best obscure’ (Hugh Glen).
Etymology of sylvestris:
From the Latin silvestris = 'of or pertaining to forests or woods'
Scientific name:
Mimusops sylvestris S. Moore
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Protologue:
Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot. xl. 132 (1911)
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Year published:
1911
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mimusops sylvestris.
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