Species Ixora zeyheri

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There aren’t any identifications of Ixora zeyheri.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Ixora:

A Portuguese rendering of the Sanskrit israra (= Lord) referring to the Hindu god Siva (Hugh Glen).

Etymology of zeyheri:

Named in honour of the renowned plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799-1858). One of South Africa's foremost botanical collectors who is synonymous with his collecting partner Ecklon. He began collecting in the Cape in 1822, undertook a major expedition to Kaffraria (the Eastern Cape) 1831-1832 and to the Transvaal from 1840-1842.

Scientific name:

Ixora zeyheri (Sond.) Kuntze

Synonym of:

Pavetta zeyheri subsp. zeyheri

Long etymology:

Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.

Authors:

(Sond.) Kuntze

Protologue:

Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 287 (1891)

Synonym status:

Homotypic synonym