Cape Floristic Region / Kingdom
The mainly winter-rainfall fynbos region of the Western Cape that is renowned for its exceptional diversity of plants. It comprises three main vegetation types: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Renosterveld. Most of the vegetation is fire adapted and naturally would have burnt occasionally.
Nodes
Gladiolus pritzelii
Babiana nana
Geissorhiza aspera
Galaxia versicolor
Babiana villosa
Lachenalia bulbifera
Geissorhiza bolusii
Ixia framesii
Babiana villosa
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Taxonomy term
Oxalis tenella
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From the Latin tenellus meaning ‘somewhat tender’
Paranomus
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From the Greek para, beyond, contrary to; nomos, custom, law; referring to the leaves which carry dichotomously branched veins, are not dorsiventral and in many species are of two entirely different shapes in the adult bush.
Pauridia longituba
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From the Latin longus = ‘long’; and tuba = ‘tube’
Pauridia minuta
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From the Latin minutus = ‘minute’ / 'very small'
Platycaulos
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Gk. platys = broad, flat; caulos = stem; referring to the large round culms typical of this species (Plantzafrica.com).
Polyxena corymbosa
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From the Greek κορυμβοϛ corymbus = a 'cluster of fruit or flowers'; in particular a flat-topped or convex open flower-cluster
Prismatocarpus
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Gk. prisma = a thin saw, hence angular; karpos = fruit. The slender inferior ovary becomes greatly elongated; the fruits are shaped like prisms.
Prismatocarpus lycopodioides
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From the Greek ‘lyco’ / ‘lykos’ meaning ‘wolf’; and the Greek ‘podi’ / ‘pous’ meaning ‘foot’.
Protea
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Gk. After Proteus, a mythological sea-god, who could change his form at will, taking new shapes. Seemingly Linnaeus was so over-awed by the variety of plants sent to him from the Cape that he named the genus Protea. The authors could not confirm this.
Psoralea usitata
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Pterygodium
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Gk. pterygodium = diminutive of pteryx = wing. Descriptive probably of the dorsal sepal and petals, which are united into an erect, hood-shaped segment, and of the lateral sepals, similar in shape and size to the dorsal, giving a wing-like appearance to the flower.
Restio
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La. restis = rope, cord-like; referring to a common use for the plant. Restios is known to have been used for rope.