Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 9:32am
Collection:
Bushmans Valley Guest Farm
Nestled in a valley just to the north of the formidable Swartberg Pass and south of Prince Albert is a quiet guest farm. It has several lodges on stilts, an information centre and a few trails.
Is private:
Public
Nodes
Senecio
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 9:32am
Collection:
Crassula
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 9:32am
Collection:
Crassula biplanata
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 9:31am
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 10:19am
Collection:
Pteronia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 10:17am
Collection:
Aptosimum indivisum
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 10:16am
Collection:
Cadaba aphylla
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 10:08am
Collection:
Helichrysum
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 10:05am
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2018 - 10:04am
Collection:
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Taxonomy term
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Cadaba aphylla
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Short etymology:
From Greek a- = 'without' and phyllon = 'leaf'; referring to it's leafless habit
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Chaenostoma
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. khaino = gape, split, open; stoma = mouth; referring to the corolla tube, which opens widely.\
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Crassula
NE
1
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Short etymology:
La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
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Diascia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. di- = two; askion = wineskin, bladder, belly; referring to the two lateral corolla pouches.
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Diospyros
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. dios = divine; pyros = literally, a ‘grain of wheat’ but in this instance fruit. The fruits are ‘divine’ – edible and very tasty. This name was originally applied to the Caucasion persimmon, Diospyros lotus.
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Euphorbia heptagona
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Short etymology:
From the Latin hepta meaning 'seven' and gona meaning 'angled'
Description:
Monoecious, much-branched spinescent shrublet, 20--100 cm; branches cylindrical, with obscure tubercles arranged in 6--8 angles, 15--30 mm diam., erect, mostly covered with stout thorns, spinescent peduncles 8--60 mm long. Leaves 1--2 mm long, deciduous. Cyathia solitary, 3--5 mm diam., glands entire, green to red. June--Nov. Karroid scrub on stony north-facing slopes, KM, LB, SE (W Karoo to E Cape).G
Helichrysum
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. (h)elios = sun; chrysos = gold; referring to the bright yellow flowerheads of many of the flowers of species in this genus.
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Hermannia pulchella
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Short etymology:
From the Latin pulchellus meaning ‘beautiful’
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Oxalis
NE
20
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Short etymology:
From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
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Pelargonium
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
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Pteronia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. pteron = a wing; probably referring to seeds which are wind-dispersed.
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