Species Tarchonanthus galpinii
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There aren’t any identifications of Tarchonanthus galpinii.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Tarchonanthus:
Gk. tarchos = funeral rite; anthos = flower; presumably from the camphorous odour of the leaves (Jackson) as used in incense sticks in places of worship.
Etymology of galpinii:
Named after Ernest Edward Galpin (1858-1941), a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pretoria and was dubbed "the Prince of Collectors" by General Smuts. Galpin discovered half a dozen genera and many hundreds of new species.
Scientific name:
Tarchonanthus galpinii Hutch. & E. Phillips
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Protologue:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 85 (1936)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1936
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Tarchonanthus galpinii.