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Copyright: Raimundo Mesquita (mesquens)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 128 W: 9 N: 134]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (1073) |
| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-05-04 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/320 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Theme(s): Flower(blue)II [view contributor(s)] |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-07 3:44 |
| Viewed: 301 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Portuguese] |
Plumbago auriculata is also widely known as Plumbago capensis, a name used so often that it is even reflected in one of this species' common names: Cape plumbago. Other common names include Cape leadwort and blue plumbago.
The confusion over the scientific name is explained by Alice Aubrey of Africa's Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden in her account of Plumbago auriculata. In brief, Plumbago auriculata was named in 1786 by Lamarck from cultivated plants in the East Indies. Eight years later, Thunberg assigned the name Plumbago capensis from specimens collected from its native home in South Africa – it was this latter name that caught on and became commonly used. However, since Plumbago auriculata is the earlier published name, the botanical rules of nomenclature suggest giving credit where it's due, hence Plumbago auriculata should be used. I think the difference between this scenario and the story behind Thujopsis / Dolophyllum is the era in which the “clerical” error was discovered – in recent years, conserving long-standing names occurs fairly often when a name change would generally be required for a technical reason.
The botanical garden in Colombia where this picture was taken, the Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis, is named in honour of a prominent Spanish botanist. Read more about José Mutis via the Encyclopedia Brittanica Online. “His Flora de Bogotá o de Nueva Granada, containing more than 6,000 illustrations, was so massive that the Spanish government could not afford to print it.”
From: www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org |
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Good image, the details are clear and focused well, colours soft but distinct, good work here, !! tfs regards h
- taba
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 457 W: 126 N: 258]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(1438) - [2008-05-07 11:04]
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Olá Raimundo
esta esta muito bonita e ótimamente composta...
lindas cores e nuances de violeta, além de uma aboluta nitidez nas pétalas, realmente muito bom...
TFS
Taba
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- albert
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- [2008-05-08 5:32]
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Hello Raimundo
Good macro photo of this plumbago species
Thanks for sharing
Albert
