Species Metalasia densa
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Etymology of Metalasia:
Gk. meta- = meaning reverse; lasios = shaggy, woolly. The leaves are twisted, rolled upward, to present the woolly side of the leaf from the top to the bottom.
Etymology of densa:
From the Latin densus = 'thick' or 'dense'; this may refer to the arrangement of organs like flowers or leaves that are dense and plentiful, or the plants themselves that are frequent in the landscape
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Protologue:
Opera Bot. 99: 89 (1989)
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Year published:
1989
Observations of Taxon
Metalasia densa
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Metalasia densa
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Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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Metalasia densa
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Metalasia densa
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
06/01/2002 - 4:27am
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Metalasia densa
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
25/01/2011 - 1:47pm
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