Species Alepidea capensis
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Etymology of Alepidea:
Gk. a- = without; lepis = a scale. Speculatively, meaning free of sap-sucking insects.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Alepidea capensis (P. J. Bergius) R.A. Dyer
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Slender tufted perennial to 40 cm. Leaves crowded at base, long-petiolate, oblong, with long incurving bristles. Flowers sessile in simple umbels, bracts white or pink. Mainly Nov.--Feb. Damp flats or lower slopes, KM, LB, SE (Swartberg and Langeberg Mts: Swellendam to KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
Alepidea capensis
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
14/04/2017 - 11:27am
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