Species Senecio marlothianus
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There aren’t any identifications of Senecio marlothianus.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Senecio:
La. senex = an old man. The white, hairy pappus of the seeds is reminiscent of an old man’s beard.
Etymology of marlothianus:
Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born pharmacist, analytical chemist and botanist who collected plants in Namibia in 1886, discovering over 100 new species. A brilliant naturalist who translated his insightful observations together with art in his seminal Flora of South Africa.
Scientific name:
Senecio marlothianus O. Hoffm.
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Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 279 (1889)
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Year published:
1889
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Senecio marlothianus.