Species Phlomis capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Phlomis capensis.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Phlomis:
Gk. phlomos = plant name for mullein (Verbascum spp.) or similar woolly plant; perhaps from phlogmos = a blaze. The down of this plant is used to make lamp-wicks.
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:
Phlomis capensis Thunb.
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Protologue:
Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 95 (1800)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1800
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Phlomis capensis.
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