Species Platycaulos galpinii
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There aren’t any identifications of Platycaulos galpinii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Platycaulos:
Gk. platys = broad, flat; caulos = stem; referring to the large round culms typical of this species (Plantzafrica.com).
Etymology of galpinii:
Named after Ernest Edward Galpin (1858-1941), a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pretoria and was dubbed "the Prince of Collectors" by General Smuts. Galpin discovered half a dozen genera and many hundreds of new species.
Scientific name:
Platycaulos galpinii (Pillans) H. P. Linder & C.R. Hardy
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Bothalia 40: 8 (2010)
Synonym status:
Year published:
2010
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Platycaulos galpinii.
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