Bartholina etheliae
species of plant
Bartholina etheliae is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread in Southern Africa from Namibia down the west coast of the Northern and Western Cape and then along the southern Cape coast as far east as Port Elizabeth. It also is found well into the Karoo.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4865209. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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