
Species Rhus acocksii
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Rhus:
Gk. rhous, from rhodos = red (the word can be traced back for centuries); referring to the fruits or autumn leaves of some species.
Etymology of acocksii:
John Phillip Harison Acocks (formerly Acock, 1911-1979), capetonian botanist. Appointed as a pasture ecologist. He devoted most of his life to the study of vegetation types especially regarding climax state and how and why it deteriorated. He amassed over 28 000 specimens from across South Africa with the main set in PRE.
Scientific name:
Rhus acocksii Moffett
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
S. African J. Bot. 54(2): 172 (1988)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1988
Observations of Taxon

Rhus acocksii
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
