Species Ruschia pulchella
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There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia pulchella.
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 pulchella:
From the Latin pulchellus meaning ‘beautiful’
Scientific name:
Ruschia pulchella (Haw.) Schwantes
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Protologue:
Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 20 (1927)
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Year published:
1927
Prostrate shrublet with trailing branches covered with old leaves. Leaves crowded, trigonous, fused below, leaf tip ending in a fine point, 7--10 3 mm, margins ciliate-pubescent. Flowers solitary, rose-pink, c. 20 mm diam. Fruits 5-locular. July--Sept. Clay flats and slopes, SW (Cape Peninsula to Stellenbosch).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia pulchella.
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