Species Lachenalia mediana
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Lachenalia:
For Werner de Lachenal (1736–1800), Swiss professor of botany and anatomy at the University of Basel from 1776, eminent for his knowledge of European plants. He obtained his PhD in 1763. He was a pupil of Haller, who was one of his main correspondents, providing him with details of flora and their location around Basel, the Jura mountains, Alsat and Bruntrutain. He was a friend of Linnaeus. He authored several monographs in Acta Helvetica. While at the university he substantially improved its botanical garden, the oldest in Switzerland, that had fallen into disrepair. He continually strived to obtain funds to reconstruct and develop the garden and to pay for its gardener. He opened the garden to the public to cover expenditures.
Etymology of mediana:
From the Latin ‘mediana’ / ‘medianus’ meaning ‘relating to the norm’
Scientific name:
Lachenalia mediana Jacq.
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Unknown
Protologue:
Collectanea [Jacquin] 3: 242 (1789 [1791])
Synonym status:
Year published:
1791
Bulbous geophyte, 20--40 cm. Leaves 1 or 2, lanceolate, unmarked. Flowers shortly pedicellate, oblong-campanulate, pale blue and white, or in shades of pinkish blue, with green or purplish markings, anthers included. Aug.--Sept. Clay soil, often in large colonies, NW, SW (Porterville to Cape Peninsula and Caledon).
Observations of Taxon
Lachenalia mediana
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Lachenalia mediana
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:22am
Collection:
Lachenalia mediana
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/09/2015 - 10:56am
Collection: