Species Rhinephyllum comptonii
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Etymology of Rhinephyllum:
Gk. rhine = file, rasp; phyllon = leaf; referring to the succulent leaves’ rough surface.
Etymology of comptonii:
Honoring Prof. Robert Harold Compton (1886-1979). Cambridge educated botanist and the second director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, he made more than 35 000 collections. In 1914 he parrticipated in a field expedition to New Caledonia and found both new genera and new species. This collecting register is in the British Museum. After war service from 1915-1918 he became a professor of botany at the University of Cape Town. He founded and edited the Journal of South African Botany. Upon his retirement he settled in Swaziland and undertook a survey of the territory.
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Protologue:
S. African Gard. 18: 370. 371 (1928)
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Year published:
1928
Observations of Taxon
Rhinephyllum comptonii
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
11/05/2011 - 6:42pm
Collection:
Rhinephyllum comptonii
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
07/09/2011 - 7:25pm
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