
Neohenricia sibbettii
Name of observer:
Doreen Court (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
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La. neo- = new. For Dr Marguerite Gertrude Anna Henrici (1892–1971), Swiss plant physiologist and plant collector who, after obtaining a PhD from the University of Basel, spent much of her life in the Orange Free State (now Free State). She obtained a DSc from the University of South Africa for work on the content of Karoo shrubs and grasses, and the division of plant industry built a well equipped laboratory for her in Fauresmith to study problems connected mainly with Karoo vegetation. She collected some 6 000–7 000 specimens mainly from the western Orange Free State and Ermelo.