Species Schlechteranthus maximiliani
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Schlechteranthus:
For Max (Maximilian) Schlechter (1874–1960), amateur botanist and businessman who settled in Port Nolloth, Namaqualand, who helped his renowned brother, Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlecter (1872–1925) (Schlecteria q.v.) collect plants in South Africa, mainly in Namaqualand, between 1896 and 1897. He built up a good collection of succulents plants, especially mesembs. On his death, these were distributed to various botanical institutes, including the Bolus Herbarium, the department of botany at Stellenbosch University, and the Division of Botany and Plant Pathology in Pretoria.
Etymology of maximiliani:
Named after acclaimed botanist Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925) or his brother, the plant collector Rudolf Schlechter Maximilian Schlechter (1874-1960).
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
His vast herbarium was destroyed during the bombing of Berlin in 1945.
Observations of Taxon
Schlechteranthus maximiliani
Name of observer:
Gideon Smith et al. (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Schlechteranthus maximiliani
Name of observer:
Gideon Smith et al. (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection: