Species Moraea zeyheri
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There aren’t any identifications of Moraea zeyheri.
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 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:
Moraea zeyheri Lehm.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
Scientific name status:
Protologue:
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2 6: 107 (1836)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1836
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Moraea zeyheri.