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Name Canonical name Scientific name Lookups Short etymology Long etymology Etymology applies to
Arum sagittifolium Arum sagittifolium L. archives.nd.edu Edit
Elaeodendron psilocarpum Elaeodendron psilocarpum Ettingsh. archives.nd.edu Edit
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii var. leptotrichos Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii var. leptotrichos Troupin archives.nd.edu Edit
Tanacetum longifolium Tanacetum longifolium Thunb. archives.nd.edu From the Latin longus = ‘long’ and folius = ‘leaf’ Edit
Asclepias concinna archives.nd.edu Edit
Anthericum rudatisii var. angustum Anthericum rudatisii var. angustum Poelln. archives.nd.edu From the Latin angustus = ‘narrow’ Edit
Mystroxylon schlechteri Mystroxylon schlechteri Loes. archives.nd.edu Named in honour of the German Rudolf Schlecter (1872-1925) and his brother Max (1874-1960),...Edit

Rudolf made more than 12 000 collections. His brother Max settled in Port Nolloth where he...

Erica empetrifolia Erica empetrifolia L. archives.nd.edu Edit
Lotononis leucoclada Lotononis leucoclada (Schltr.) Dummer archives.nd.edu Edit
Brachystelma foetidum archives.nd.edu Edit
Motandra Motandra A. DC. archives.nd.edu Edit
Adenandra villosa subsp. villosa archives.nd.edu From the Latin villus = 'hair' + -ōsus = 'full of', or villosus = 'shaggy'. Typically referring to...Edit
Sceletium tortuosum archives.nd.edu Edit
Athanasia schizolepis Athanasia schizolepis Harv. archives.nd.edu Edit
Pachycarpus scaber archives.nd.edu Edit

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