Species Ruschia karroidea
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There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia karroidea.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Ruschia:
For Ernst Julius Rusch (1867–1957), Namibian farmer, businessman and plant collector. He came to South-West Africa (Namibia) in 1890, where he grew succulent plants and later established a nursery at Lichtenstein, near Windhoek, Namibia. He and his son Ernst Franz Rusch Jnr (1897–1964) made many collecting trips together. He was one of the founders of Windhoek, and was given freedom of the city on his 60th birthday.
Etymology of karroidea:
From the Khoisan/Khoekhoe word garo /karo / !garo-b = 'desert' or 'hard'; referring to the inland semi-desert Karoo region of South Africa
Scientific name:
Ruschia karroidea L. Bolus
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Protologue:
Notes Mesembryanthemum 2: 306 (1931)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1931
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia karroidea.
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