Species Portulaca fischeri
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There aren’t any identifications of Portulaca fischeri.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Portulaca:
La. portare = to carry; lac = milk; referring to the milky sap. Another source suggests portula = little door, diminutive of porta = gate; referring to the lid of its capsule that opens like a gate.
Etymology of fischeri:
Named after Swiss botanist Emanuel Friedrich Ludwig Fischer (1828 - 1907). He conducted research on both phanerogams and cryptogams, native to the canton of Bern. He was the father of mycologist Eduard Fischer. He became director of the botanical gardens at Bern and became full professor of botany at the University of Bern from 1863 to 1897.
Scientific name:
Portulaca fischeri Pax
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Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 585 (1893)
Synonym status:
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Portulaca fischeri.