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
Oxalis phloxidiflora
Gladiolus vandermerwei
Spiloxene flaccida
Lapeirousia silenoides
Lachenalia bulbifera
Moraea
Lachenalia schelpei
Moraea tricuspidata
Hesperantha radiata
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Taxonomy term
Tritonia crispa
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From the Latin ‘crispa’ / ‘crispus’ meaning ‘curled’ or 'finely wavy'
Tritonia watermeyeri
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Possibly named after Egidius Benedictus Watermeyer (1824-1867), a judge and founding member of the Cape Legislative Assembly. A number of pictures of succulents housed at the Bolus Herbarium are are drawn by an E.B. Watermeyer. However these are mainly species described by Louisa Bolus and therefore there may have been a later EB Watermeyer who this name refers to.
Wachendorfia brachyandra
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From the Greek ‘brachy’ / ‘brachys’ meaning ‘short’; and the Greek ‘andra’ / ‘andros’ meaning ‘stamen’.
Watsonia brevifolia
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From the Latin brevis = "short" and folius = 'leaf'
Watsonia marginata
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From the Latin marginatus meaning ‘with a defined edge’ or 'to border'
Watsonia roseoalba
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From the Latin roseus = 'rose-coloured' or 'pink' and album = 'white'
Watsonia spectabilis
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From the Latin spectabilis = 'noteworthy', 'outstanding', 'spectacular', 'visible' and 'noteworthy'
Watsonia tabularis
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From the Latin tabula = a 'slab'; referring to a tablet or a table, referring to something flat or from Table Mountain