Overberg Region
The southernmost portion of Africa, south of the Langeberg mountains and east of the Hottentots Holland Mountains, and west of the Garden Route. It is a highly transformed landscape with only remnants of renosterveld (<4%) remaining.
Nodes
Syringodea longituba
Syringodea longituba
Romulea pilosa
Romulea pilosa
Syringodea longituba
Syringodea longituba
Romulea rosea
Romulea rosea
Romulea
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Taxonomy term
Erica coccinea
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From the Latin coccineus = ‘scarlet’
Erica corifolia
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From the Latin ‘cori’ / ‘coris’ meaning ‘thick and leathery’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Erica deliciosa
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From the Latin deliciosus = 'delectable' but in this case 'very showy'
Erica discolor
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From the Latin discolor meaning ‘variegated’ or two-toned. This typically refers to either the flower or leaf
Erica fascicularis
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From the Latin fascicularis meaning 'clustered' or ‘bundled’
Erica filipendula
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L. fili = 'thread' and pendulus = 'hanging'; frequently referring to pendulous flowers on thread-like pedicels (flower stalks)
Erica globiceps
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Erica hispidula
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From the Latin hispidus meaning ‘rough’, with bristles
Erica longifolia
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From the Latin longus = ‘long’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’
Erica penicilliformis
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From the Latin penicillus = 'paintbrush' and -formis = 'shaped / form'; shaped like a pencil or artist's brush
Erica plukenetii
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From the English ‘plunkenetii’ / ‘Plunkenet’ ‘commemorating the English botanist Leonard Plukenet (1641-1706).
Erica pulchella
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From the Latin pulchellus meaning ‘beautiful’
Erica regia
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From Latin regius = 'royal'; typically referring to the rich, royal colouring of the flower
Erica tenella
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From the Latin tenellus meaning ‘somewhat tender’
Eriospermum
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Gk. erion = wool; sperma = seed. The seed is covered with white hairs.