Cape Floristic Region / Kingdom
The mainly winter-rainfall fynbos region of the Western Cape that is renowned for its exceptional diversity of plants. It comprises three main vegetation types: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Renosterveld. Most of the vegetation is fire adapted and naturally would have burnt occasionally.
Nodes
Geissorhiza tulbaghensis
Gladiolus aureus
Sparaxis elegans
Lachenalia isopetala
Moraea gracilenta
Bulbine lagopus
Lachenalia mutabilis
Bulbinella nutans
Lachenalia juncifolia
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Taxonomy term
Gladiolus stellatus
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From the Latin stellatus = 'star-shaped'
Gladiolus vandermerwei
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Named after Frederick Z. van der Merwe (1894-1968)
Gladiolus violaceolineatus
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Hesperantha acuta
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From the Latin acutus = 'sharp' or 'pointed'
Hesperantha erecta
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From the Latin erectus = 'upright'
Hesperantha humilis
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From the Latin humilis = ‘humble’; referring to a low or sprawling habit
Hesperantha pauciflora
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From the Latin paucus = "few" and florus = "flower". This plant has few flowers.
Hesperantha pilosa
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From the Latin pilosa / pilosus meaning ‘hairy’; may refer to the resemblance to the Roman military javelin
Hesperantha purpurea
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From the Latin purpureus = 'purple'
Hesperantha vaginata
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From the Latin vagina = 'sheath', 'a covering' and -atus = 'with' hence 'with a sheath' 'covered'.
Holothrix villosa
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Hypoxis setosa
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From the Latin seta = silk, setosus meaning ‘bristly’
Ixia bellendenii
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Named after John Bellenden Ker also known as John Ker Gawler, 19th century botanist and bulb expert.