Species Moraea pearsonii
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There aren’t any identifications of Moraea pearsonii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Moraea:
Linnaeus married Sara Elisabeth Moraea; her father was Dr. Johan Moraeus, the town physician of Falun. The name "Morea" was originally given by Philip Miller after "Robert More of Shropshire", but was taken over by Linnaeus and changed to Moraea.
Etymology of pearsonii:
Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Scientific name:
Moraea pearsonii Goldblatt & J.C. Manning
Synonym of:
Unknown
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:
Bothalia 39(1): 2 (2009)
Synonym status:
Year published:
2009
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Moraea pearsonii.
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