Species Othonna capensis
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Othonna capensis.
Range:
Location unknown
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Etymology of Othonna:
Name derived from the Greek othone, a linen cloth or napkin, in allusion to the downy covering of some of the earlier known species. Doria Less. is not regarded as separable.
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:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1180 (1901)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1901
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Othonna capensis.