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Taxonomy term
Albuca
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La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Aloe striata
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striped, from Latin striatus 'provided with channels or grooves'
APIACEAE
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Named after the genus Apium including Apium graveolens - celery.
Asparagus
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From the Greek aspharagos, the name given to the edible Asparagus. A wide-spread genus which is greatly in need of revision. The root-system is an important character in the grouping, but owing to the inadequacy of the existing descriptions and the imperfection of the type specimens, correct identification is often very difficult. The flowering seasons seem to depend very largely on habitat. Some of the spiny species are called Wag-’n-bietjie.
Cape Grassbird
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Capparis sepiaria
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Meaning growing in hedges
Cotyledon
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Gk. kotyledon = seed leaf, from kotyle = cup, bowl; referring to the bowl- or spoon-shape of the broad seed leaves.
Crassula
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La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
Crassula muscosa
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From the Latin ‘muscosa’ / ‘muscosus’ meaning ‘mossy’
Erica
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Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
Erica parilis
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From the Latin parilis = 'uniform' or 'equal'; referring to the flower
Gasteria
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Gk. gaster = abdomen, belly. The plant is named for its stomach-shaped flowers with swollen stems or the swollen base of the perianth tube (WPU Jackson) or the spikelets (Davesgarden.com).
Geranium
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L. Gk. geranos = a crane. The seed pod resembles a crane’s head and beak.
Gethyllis
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Possibly Gk. getheo = I rejoice; ullus = diminutive, but most sources say from gethyon = a bulb, onion or species of leek. The bulbs of this genus are somewhat similar to those of the leek.
Hyacinthoides
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From the Greek ‘hyacinth’ / ‘hyakinthos’ meaning ‘hyacinth’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
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