Species Protea marlothii
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There aren’t any identifications of Protea marlothii.
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Etymology of Protea:
Gk. After Proteus, a mythological sea-god, who could change his form at will, taking new shapes. Seemingly Linnaeus was so over-awed by the variety of plants sent to him from the Cape that he named the genus Protea. The authors could not confirm this.
Etymology of marlothii:
Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born pharmacist, analytical chemist and botanist who collected plants in Namibia in 1886, discovering over 100 new species. A brilliant naturalist who translated his insightful observations together with art in his seminal Flora of South Africa.
Scientific name:
Protea marlothii E. Phillips
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Protologue:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 233 (1910)
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Year published:
1910
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Protea marlothii.
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