Species Witsenia maura
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Etymology of Witsenia:
For Nicolaas (Nicolaes) Witsen (1641–1717), Dutch patron of botany. He studied law, philosophy and languages at Leiden University, became a proficient cartographer, wrote a standard work on ship-building in 1671, and made the first map of Siberia in 1690. He became mayor of Amsterdam and director of the Dutch East India Company. A prolific collector, his South African collection, Codex Witsenii, of early Cape botanical and zoological paintings and manuscripts relating to the fauna, flora and landscapes was estimated, by Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738), professor of botany at Leiden, to contain more than 1 500 paintings of plants. Witsen was a supporter of Carl Peter Thunberg, who visited South Africa and collected more than 3 000 previously unknown species.
Etymology of maura:
From the Greek maura = 'pertaining to the Moors'; referring to the black flower colour
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Observations of Taxon
Witsenia maura
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 11:15am
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Witsenia maura
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Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
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Witsenia maura
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/02/2014 - 1:44pm
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Witsenia maura
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
25/11/2016 - 11:35am
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Witsenia maura
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
31/12/2008 - 4:49pm
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