Species Trochomeria dinteri

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There aren’t any identifications of Trochomeria dinteri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Trochomeria:

Gk. trochos = a wheel; meris = portion, part. The connection to the plant is rather obscure – perhaps because the long, narrow corolla lobes look like the spokes of a wheel.

Etymology of dinteri:

Moritz Kurt Dinter (1868 -1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa (Namibia). Dinter collected many new species, covered an estimated 40,000 km on foot, by wagon and motor vehicle during the course of his collecting trips, which spanned 38 years. His collection of pressed specimens numbered in excess of 8400.

Scientific name:

Trochomeria dinteri Gilg ex Dinter

Synonym of:

Unknown

Long etymology:

Dinter's biography can be seen at Wikipedia here

Authors:

Gilg ex Dinter

Scientific name status:

Invalid name (without description)

Protologue:

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 304 (1928)