Gifberg and Matzikammaberg
At the norther extention of the Cedarberg mountains and immediately south of Van Rhynsdorp lies a somewhat segregated montane island. This is renowned for its unique flora its dramatic scenery and its beautiful streams. Decimated for Rooibos farming, the main remaining section is the Matzikammaberg that is a private nature reserve owned largely by botanist-extraordinnaire Nick Helme.
Nodes
Cotula
Senecio vestitus
Aristea inaequalis
Agathosma bisulca
Searsia rimosa
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Oedera sedifolia
Ursinia punctata
Satyrium pumilum
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Taxonomy term
Lobelia linearis
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From the Latin linearis = ‘relating to lines’ or 'linear'; typically referring to the straight leaves
Mollugo pusilla
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From the Latin pusillus = 'very small' or 'tiny'
Nemesia
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Gk. nemesion, nemeseion from nemo = to distribute, to enjoy, to pasture, to feed; or nemos = wooded pasture, glade, a grove; name used by Dioscorides for a similar plant, referring to their habitat.
Nenax coronata
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From the Latin coronatus = 'crowned' or 'wreathed'
Ornithogalum
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Gk. ornithos = bird; gala = milk, presumably referring to the colostrum-like, high fat secretions produced by the Colombidae (‘pigeon’s milk’) and stored in the crop for feeding the young. Maybe this somewhat resembles the gooey sap that exudes from the cut stems. Some authors suggest that the name merely refers to the milky whiteness of some flowers, while ‘bird’s milk’ to the ancient Greeks was a colloquial expression for something wonderful.
Ornithogalum rupestre
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From the Latin rupestris = ‘associated with caves or rocks’
Othonna
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Name derived from the Greek othone, a linen cloth or napkin, in allusion to the downy covering of some of the earlier known species. Doria Less. is not regarded as separable.
Oxalis
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From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Pauridia pusilla
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From the Latin pusillus = 'very small' or 'tiny'
Pelargonium caespitosum
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From the Latin caespitis = 'grassy' or 'mound'; i.e. forming a low rounded mound
Pelargonium myrrhifolium
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From the Greek ‘myrrhi’ / ‘myrrhis’ meaning ‘myrrh’; and the Latin ‘folium’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Psammotropha spicata
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From the Latin spicatus = ‘spiked’
Pseudoselago parvifolia
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From the Latin ‘parvi’ / ‘parvus’ meaning ‘small’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.