Species Ononis capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Ononis capensis.
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Etymology of Ononis:
Gk. name onōnis; from onos = an ass and perhaps onis = ass’s dung, or oneris = delight; alluding to the asses enjoying this particular fodder; rest-harrow.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Ononis capensis L.
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Pl. Rar. Afr. 16; Amoen. Acad. vi.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ononis capensis.
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