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	Dimorphotheca ecklonis  DC.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Synon.:  Osteospermum ecklonis  (DC.) NORL.

Genus:  Dimorphotheca  VAILL.,  Osteospermum  L.

Authors:
	DC.:		Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1778 - 1841), Swiss botanist
	NORL.:		Nils Tycho Norlindh (1906 - 1995), Swedish botanist
	VAILL.:		Sébastien Vaillant (1669 - 1722), French physician and botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Dimorphotheca:		dis = two, morphe = appearance, theka = capsule
	ecklonis:		Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795 - 1868), German pharmacist and botanist (ECKL.)
	Osteospermum:		osteon = bone.spermum = seed

Fig. 1:  Dimorphotheca ecklonis / Cape Marguerite, African Daisy (garden plant) Cephalonia, Paralia Thomas 21.4.2024

Fig. 2:  Dimorphotheca ecklonis / Cape Marguerite, African Daisy Cephalonia, Paralia Thomas 21.4.2024

Fig. 3:  Dimorphotheca ecklonis / Cape Marguerite, African Daisy Cephalonia, Paralia Thomas 21.4.2024

Fig. 4:  Dimorphotheca ecklonis / Cape Marguerite, African Daisy Cephalonia, Paralia Thomas 21.4.2024

Fig. 5:  Dimorphotheca ecklonis / Cape Marguerite, African Daisy Cephalonia, Paralia Thomas 21.4.2024

Fig. 6:  Dimorphotheca ecklonis / Cape Marguerite, African Daisy Cephalonia, Paralia Thomas 21.4.2024

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