Species Selago dregei
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There aren’t any identifications of Selago dregei.
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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 dregei:
Commemorates the brothers Carl Friedrich Drege (1791-1867) and Johann Franz Drege (1794-1881) of Huguenot ancestry. Prodigious botanists and plant collectors in the Cape.’
Scientific name:
Selago dregei Rolfe
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Protologue:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 353 (1883)
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Year published:
1883
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Selago dregei.