South Africa
Nodes
Erica lageniformis
Erica gysbertii
Erica massonii
Erica massonii
Bulbinella latifolia
Ixia viridiflora
Erica discolor
Erica cruenta
Erica densifolia
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Taxonomy term
Aspalathus chenopoda
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From the Greek ‘cheno’ / ‘khenos’ meaning ‘goose’; and the Greek ‘poda’ / ‘pous’ meaning ‘foot’.
Aspalathus retroflexa
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From the Latin retro = 'backwards' and flexus = ‘bent' or 'curved’; i.e. bent backwards
Aspalathus spinescens
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From the Latin spina = 'spine', 'thorn', 'prick' or 'prickle' and -escens = 'becoming like'; i.e. the thorns are incompletely formed
Asteraceae
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Named after the genus Aster. The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star", referring to the shape of the flower head.
Athanasia minuta
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From the Latin minutus = ‘minute’ / 'very small'
Atlantic Petrel
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Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
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From Latin 'albus' = 'white'
Australasian Gannet
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Aviceda cuculoides
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Ayres's Hawk Eagle
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Babiana
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Unusual among South African plants in the name being derived from the vernacular Dutch, "baviaantjie", Afrikaans "bobbejaantjie" or its Cape corruption "babiaantjie". The baboon, bobbejaan, is partial to the corms.
Babiana mucronata
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From the Latin mucronatus = ‘sharp pointed’.
Baillon's Crake
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Baird’s Sandpiper
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