Species Acacia luederitzii
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Acacia:
Gk. akakia (a-kakos) = not good. Gk. ake, akis = a sharp point; probably refers to the spines (stipules) that are typical in many of these genera. The name given by early Greek botanistphysician Pedanius Dioscorides (c 40–90) to the Egyptian thorn, Vachellia nilotica, for its medicinal properties. However, this name remains controversial, and Southern African ‘Acacias’ are divided into two genera.
Etymology of luederitzii:
Named after either the town or Franz Adolf Eduard Luderitz (1834-1886) after whom the Namibian town of Luderitz is named. Franz was a German merchant and pioneer.
Scientific name:
Acacia luederitzii Engl.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 23, t. 3B (1888)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1888
Observations of Taxon
Acacia luederitzii
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Acacia luederitzii var. retinens
Locality:
Name of observer:
Barbra Jeppe (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown