Species Raphionacme galpinii
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Etymology of Raphionacme:
Gk. rhaphys = needle or beetroot; akme = sharpness; referring either to the leaves on short stalks that end in a sharp point, or to the bitter taste of the tuberous roots.
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.
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Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: Beibl. n. 45 (1894)
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Year published:
1894
Observations of Taxon
Raphionacme galpinii
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
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Collection:
Raphionacme galpinii
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Raphionacme galpinii
Locality:
Name of observer:
Barbra Jeppe (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown