Species Pelargonium zeyheri
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There aren’t any identifications of Pelargonium zeyheri.
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Etymology of Pelargonium:
Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
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:
Pelargonium zeyheri Harv.
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Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 1: 276 (1860)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1860
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Pelargonium zeyheri.
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