Serruria nivenii
| Serruria nivenii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Serruria |
| Species: | S. nivenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Serruria nivenii Salisb. ex Knight | |
Serruria nivenii is a shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria.
Sightings of this poorly known, and rather uncommon species have only recently been found in the Groenlandberg near Elgin, the Swartberg at Caledon, and the uppermost parts of the Kleinrivier Mountains at Hermanus.[1]
Name
The plant is named after the Scottish botanist James Niven.[2]
It was also previously known by the names Serruria plumosa[3] and Serruria scariosa.[4]
References
- ^ Nelson, E. C., & Rourke, J. P. (1993). James Niven (1776-1827), a Scottish Botanical Collector at the Cape of Good Hope. His Hortus siccus at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin (DBN), and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K). Kew Bulletin, 48(4), 663. doi:10.2307/4118846
- ^ "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science".
- ^ "Serruria plumosa Meisn".
- ^ "Serruria scariosa R.Br".