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 stellatus
Gladiolus debilis
Ixia paucifolia
Freesia occidentalis
Bulbinella triquetra
Moraea bolusii
Lachenalia pustulata
Gladiolus tenellus
Lapeirousia anceps
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Taxonomy term
Lachenalia contaminata
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meaning contaminated thought to refer to the floral markings
Lachenalia elegans var. flava
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From the Latin flavus = 'yellow' or 'golden'
Lachenalia giessii
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Named after Johan Wilhelm Heinrich Giess (1910-2000), botanist and collector of Nambian plants
Lachenalia haarlemensis
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named after the southern Cape town of Haarlem
Lachenalia isopetala
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From the Latin 'iso-' meaning equal and 'petala' meaning petals; refers to having petals of equal length
Lachenalia juncifolia var. campanulata
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From the Latin campanularis = 'bell shaped'; referring to the flower shape
Lachenalia kliprandensis
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meaning from the town of Kliprand in the Bushmanland
Lachenalia liliflora
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means to have full-shaoped flowers similar to those of certain lillies.
Lachenalia mathewsii
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named in honour of J.W. Mathews the first curator of Kirstenbosch Bontanic Gardens
Lachenalia minima
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from the Latin 'minima' meaning small; referring to the small size of the plants
Lachenalia namaquensis
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namaquensis from the Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape, South Africa, originally inhabited by the Nama peoples, a Khoisan tribe that were traditionally hunter-gatherers.
Lachenalia namibiensis
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from Namibia/South West Africa
Lachenalia orchioides var. glaucina
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From the Latin 'glaucinus' meaning blue-gray
Lachenalia patula
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From the Latin patulus = 'to stand open'
Lachenalia pustulata
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From the Latin ‘pustulata’ / ‘pustulatus’ meaning ‘blistered’