Species Phyllobolus pearsonii
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There aren’t any identifications of Phyllobolus pearsonii.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Phyllobolus:
Gk. phyllon = leaf; bolos = throwing; referring to the deciduous shedding of leaves by some species.
Etymology of pearsonii:
Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Scientific name:
Phyllobolus pearsonii N.E. Br.
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Long etymology:
Pearson was a tremendous influence on South African as well as Namibian botany (then South West Africa). His biography is available on Wikipedia.
Scientific name status:
Protologue:
Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. 246 (1926)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1926
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Phyllobolus pearsonii.
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