▁see ps ▁on ▁deep ▁sand ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Cape ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Cape ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁was ▁originally ▁noted ▁by ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus ▁the ▁Young er . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁E . ▁t ector um ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁Irish ▁botan ist ▁William ▁Henry ▁Har vey ▁( as ▁R . ▁T ector um ) ▁for ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁that ch ing ▁material , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁bro oms ▁and ▁b ask ets . ▁Histor ically , ▁only ▁the ▁t aller ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁species , ▁growing ▁in ▁the ▁surr ound ings ▁of ▁Mal mes bury , ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁that ch ing ; ▁the ▁more ▁popular ▁that ch ing ▁re ed ▁was ▁Th am no ch ort us ▁ins ign is . ▁Carl ▁Peter ▁Th un berg ▁also ▁noted ▁the ▁use ▁in ▁that ch ing ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁as ▁did ▁English ▁botan ist ▁John ▁Lind ley ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Th urn berg ▁notes ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁had ▁a ▁farm ▁at ▁Ze ek oe ▁Valley ▁( 1 7   km ▁S SE ▁of ▁the ▁Castle ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ), ▁where ▁the ▁re ed ▁was ▁cultiv ated . ▁He ▁describes ▁its ▁use ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁E leg ia ▁t ector um ▁was ▁later ▁called ▁Ch ond rop etal um ▁t ector um , ▁but ▁cl ad istic ▁analysis , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Mol ine ▁and ▁L inder ▁( 2