Species Selago acocksii
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There aren’t any identifications of Selago acocksii.
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Etymology of Selago:
Celtic. sel = sight; jach = salutary, beneficial; referring to its supposed medicinal properties, especially for diseases of the eyes. Another source suggests the derivation is Greek, selagh = flashing. (Allusion unknown.)
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.
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Protologue:
Edinburgh J. Bot. 55(2): 221 (1998); Edinburgh J. Bot. 55[2]: 221-227 (1998)
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Year published:
1998
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Selago acocksii.
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