Species Mimusops caffra
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Etymology of Mimusops:
Gk. mimus = an actor, mime, mimic; ops = face; sometimes interpreted as mimo = an ape; ops = face, hence like a monkey; referring to the corolla and the shape of the flowers, which allegedly resemble a monkey face. ‘The resemblance is at best obscure’ (Hugh Glen).
Etymology of caffra:
From the Latin caffrorum referring to British Kaffraria, the name given to the area between the Kei and Keiskamma rivers in the latter half of the 19th century
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Protologue:
Prodr. (DC.) 8: 203 (1844)
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Year published:
1844
Observations of Taxon
Mimusops caffra
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Mimusops caffra
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Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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