Species Ruschia maritima
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There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia maritima.
Range:
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 maritima:
From the Latin mari = 'the sea': maratimus = 'of or occurring near the sea'
Scientific name:
Ruschia maritima (L. Bolus ex Toelken & Jessop) G.D. Rowley
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Protologue:
Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 33: 62 (1978)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1978
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia maritima.
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