Genus Falkia
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Short etymology:
For Johan Peter Falck (Falk) (1733–1774), Swedish botanist and doctor, traveller, professor of botany at St Petersburg, and pupil of Linnaeus. He accompanied Linnaeus on his expedition to the island province of Gotland and tutored Carl Linnaeus the Younger. He undertook an expedition at the behest of the Russian Academy of Sciences to explore a vast area of Siberia, during which he collected a great deal of information about plants, animals and local peoples and customs. He committed suicide in Kazan after having become addicted to opium and enduring long spells of depression.
Scientific name:
Falkia Thunb.
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NE
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Observations of Taxon
Falkia oblonga
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Falkia repens
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Falkia repens
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
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Falkia oblonga
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
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Collection:
Falkia repens
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Date observed unknown