Species Pteronia dinteri

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There aren’t any identifications of Pteronia dinteri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Pteronia:

Gk. pteron = a wing; probably referring to seeds which are wind-dispersed.

Etymology of dinteri:

Moritz Kurt Dinter (1868 -1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa (Namibia). Dinter collected many new species, covered an estimated 40,000 km on foot, by wagon and motor vehicle during the course of his collecting trips, which spanned 38 years. His collection of pressed specimens numbered in excess of 8400.

Scientific name:

Pteronia dinteri S. Moore

Synonym of:

Pteronia mucronata

Long etymology:

Dinter's biography can be seen at Wikipedia here

Authors:

S. Moore

Protologue:

Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 4: 1012 (1904)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym