Species Salacia zeyheri
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Salacia zeyheri.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Salacia:
For Salacia, in Roman mythology the goddess of saltwater who presided over the depths of the ocean, wife and queen of Neptune. Relationship to the genus is unclear.
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:
Salacia zeyheri Planch. ex Harv.
Synonym of:
Long etymology:
Ecklon died in Cape Town from smallpox during the epidemic of 1858.
Protologue:
Fl. Cap. 1: 230 (1860); Fl. Cap. (Thunberg) 1: 229-230 (1860)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1860
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Salacia zeyheri.