Species Oscularia guthrieae
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Etymology of Oscularia:
La. osculum = small mouth; aria = possessing; from the fanciful likeness of the toothed leaves.
Etymology of guthrieae:
For Francis Guthrie (1831–1899), English lawyer, mathematician and botanist. He studied at London University, getting a BA degree (1850) and an LLB (1852) before coming to South Africa in 1861 to teach mathematics at Graaff-Reinet College. His extensive collections of flora from the Cape Peninsula are honoured by the Guthrie Herbarium within the Bolus Herbarium at UCT.
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Long etymology:
Shrublet to 15 cm, with stiff, tangled branches covered with persistent leaves. Leaves spreading, subfalcate, glaucous. Flowers 1--3 in groups, pink, to 20 mm diam.. Fruits 5--6-locular. Oct. Rocky slopes, NW (Ceres).
Observations of Taxon
Oscularia guthrieae
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
15/10/2014 - 12:32pm
Collection:
Oscularia guthrieae
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
18/11/2006 - 1:19pm
Collection:
Oscularia guthrieae
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/11/2014 - 10:16am
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