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
Gladiolus debilis
Lachenalia juncifolia var. campanulata
Moraea tricolor
Lachenalia bulbifera
Geissorhiza ovata
Massonia heterandra
Oxalis clavifolia
Cyanella alba
Massonia bifolia
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Taxonomy term
Ixia conferta
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From the Latin con / cum = ‘together’; and fertus = ‘brought’: meaning pressed close together.
Ixia dubia
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From the Latin dubius = 'doubtful'
Ixia framesii
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refers to Mr P. Ross Frames
Ixia paniculata
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From the Latin paniculatus meaning 'tufted' or a 'panicle' referring to the form of the inflorescence
Ixia paucifolia
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From the Latin paucus = 'few' and folium = 'leaf'. This plant has few leaves.
Ixia pumilio
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From the Latin pumilio = 'dwarf'
Lachenalia aloides var. aloides
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Latin meaning Aloe-like
Lachenalia aloides var. aurea
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From the Latin aureus = 'golden', typically referring to the flower colour.
Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor
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From the Latin meaning 'four-coloured'
Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae
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refers to Mrs E. van Zyl who introduced the plant to Kirstenbosh
Lachenalia ameliae
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named in honour of Mrs A. Amelia Mauve
Lachenalia capensis
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From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Lachenalia comptonii
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Honoring Prof. Robert Harold Compton (1886-1979). Cambridge educated botanist and the second director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, he made more than 35 000 collections. In 1914 he parrticipated in a field expedition to New Caledonia and found both new genera and new species. This collecting register is in the British Museum. After war service from 1915-1918 he became a professor of botany at the University of Cape Town. He founded and edited the Journal of South African Botany. Upon his retirement he settled in Swaziland and undertook a survey of the territory.
Lachenalia congesta
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From the Latin congestus = 'congested' or 'crowded together'