Species Sphalmanthus acocksii
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There aren’t any identifications of Sphalmanthus acocksii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Sphalmanthus:
Gk. sphalma = a stumble, false step, error; Anthos = flower; apparently referring to its rooting from surface runners. This genus does not have deep roots.
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.
Scientific name:
Sphalmanthus acocksii L. Bolus
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Protologue:
J. S. African Bot. xxx. 75 (1964); J. S. African Bot. 30: 75 (1964)
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Year published:
1964
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Sphalmanthus acocksii.