Species Restio ludwigii
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There aren’t any identifications of Restio ludwigii.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Restio:
La. restis = rope, cord-like; referring to a common use for the plant. Restios is known to have been used for rope.
Etymology of ludwigii:
Named after Carl Ferdinand Heinrich von Ludwig (1784-1847), a German pharmacist, business man and patron of natural science. In 1826 he went on a collecting trip to Swellendam with Ludwig Beil, a consigment of plants and insects collected which he sent to the Royal Museum at Stuttgart. For this he received a Knighthood of the Order of the Royal Crown of Wurttemburg, earning him the title of Baron. Tubingen university conferred a PhD degree for a later collection of natural science specimens. He acquired land in Kloof Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, and developed a noteworthy botanic garden.
Scientific name:
Restio ludwigii Steud.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Restio ludwigii.