Species Troglophyton capillaceum
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Troglophyton:
Gk. troglo- = cave-dwelling; phyton = plant; referring to its habitat.
Etymology of capillaceum:
From the Latin ‘capillaceum’ / ‘capillaceus’ meaning ‘equipped with hairs’
Scientific name:
Troglophyton capillaceum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82(3): 209 (1981)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1981
Delicate, white-woolly annual to 30 cm. Leaves petiolate, ovate, pale green and glabrescent above. Flower heads discoid, few, subracemose, white to purple, homogamous. Mainly Sept.--Oct. Damp shady slopes under shrubs, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (S Namibia to Lesotho).
Observations of Taxon
Troglophyton capillaceum
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
04/06/2020 - 12:59pm
Collection:
Troglophyton
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
15/12/2016 - 12:52pm
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