Species Myrica zeyheri

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There aren’t any identifications of Myrica zeyheri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Myrica:

Gk. myrike = fragrance; also murikē (myrike) meaning a Tamarisk (= a family of mainly Old World desert shrubs and trees); referring to the plant’s aromatic leaves in many species.

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:

Myrica zeyheri C. DC.

Synonym of:

Morella quercifolia

Long etymology:

Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.

Authors:

C. DC.

Protologue:

Prod. 16: II. 149 (1864)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym