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Etymologies can be looked-up on Dave's Garden, DoBE and LLD

Name Canonical name Scientific name Lookups Short etymology Long etymology Etymology applies to
Anthospermum prostratum Anthospermum prostratum archives.nd.edu Edit
Achyranthes frumentacea Achyranthes frumentacea Burm. f. archives.nd.edu Edit
Taenais Taenais Taenais Salisb. archives.nd.edu Edit
Salsola divaricata Salsola divaricata (Moq.) Moq. archives.nd.edu From Latin divaricatus = "spreading" Edit
Manilkara natalensis Manilkara natalensis (Pierre ex L. Planch.) Dubard archives.nd.edu From the Natal region along the east-coast of South Africa Edit
Cyathula polycephala Cyathula polycephala auct. archives.nd.edu From the Greek poly meaning 'many' and cephala meaning 'headed'. Edit
Lampranthus reptans archives.nd.edu From the Latin reptans = ‘creeping’ Edit
Euplectes progne archives.nd.edu Edit
Brachiaria filifolia Brachiaria filifolia Stapf archives.nd.edu From the Latin fili = 'thread' or 'string' and folius = 'leaf' ; the leaf is long and narrow Edit
Nephelium lappaceum Nephelium lappaceum L. archives.nd.edu Edit
Hamelia erecta Hamelia erecta Jacq. archives.nd.edu From the Latin erectus = 'upright' Edit
Erinus incisus Erinus incisus Thunb. archives.nd.edu From the Latin incisus = 'cut into' Edit
Ornithogalum naviculum archives.nd.edu From the Latin naviculare = 'a small boat'; referring to the shape of the keel  Edit
Cassipourea gerrardii Cassipourea gerrardii (Schinz) Alston archives.nd.edu Named after naturalist and traveller William Tyrer Gerrard (?-1866) who collected in KwaZulu-Natal...Edit
Convolvulus altheaoides Convolvulus altheaoides Thunb. archives.nd.edu Edit

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