Species Pentas woodii
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There aren’t any identifications of Pentas woodii.
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Etymology of Pentas:
Gk. pentas = a group of five. The flower parts (petals, stamens, etc.) are in fives, whereas related genera have them in fours.
Etymology of woodii:
Named after John Medley Wood (1827-1915) farmer, trader and botanist in Kwa-Zulu Natal, curator of Durban Botanic Garden from 1882 and founder of the Natal Herbarium
Scientific name:
Pentas woodii Scott-Elliot
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 32: 434 (1896)
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Year published:
1896
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Pentas woodii.
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