Species Sonchus dregeanus
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Etymology of Sonchus:
Gk. sonchos = an ancient name for a kind of thistle. ‘Sow thistle’, sometimes incorrectly called ‘milk thistle’, which belong to the genus Silybum. This genus exudes a milky latex when the plant is cut or damaged. As a result, this thistle was fed to lactating pigs (sows) in the belief that milk production would increase.
Etymology of dregeanus:
Commemorates the brothers Carl Friedrich Drege (1791-1867) and Johann Franz Drege (1794-1881) of Huguenot ancestry. Prodigious botanists and plant collectors in the Cape.’
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Prodr. (DC.) 7: 184 (1838)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1838
Observations of Taxon
Sonchus dregeanus
Locality:
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Sonchus dregeanus
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
