Cedarberg
A semi-arid largely wilderness area comprising rugged mountains. The mountains are north-south trending and several ranges wide. It is home to a large number of endemic species including the famous snow Protea, Protea cryophila.
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Felicia filifolia subsp. schaeferi
Felicia dubia
Felicia dregei
Euryops thunbergii
Euryops tenuissimus subsp. tenuissimus
Euryops speciosissimus
Euryops othonnoides
Euphorbia tuberculata
Euphorbia mauritanica var. mauritanica
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Taxonomy term
Dimorphotheca venusta
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From the Latin venusta / venustus meaning charming
Dioscorea elephantipes
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From a combination of ‘elephant’ and the Latin pes =‘foot’, referring to the distinctive, large, swollen base.
Diosma
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Gk. dios = divine; osme = fragrance; referring to the fragrant leaves, especially when crushed.
Diosma ramosissima
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From the Latin ramossisima / ramossisimus meaning "very branched" referring to the stems. -issima / -issimus is an intensifier.
Disa flexuosa
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From the Latin flexi = 'bent', 'curved'
Disa harveiana subsp. longicalcarata
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Disa inflexa
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From the Latin inflexus = ‘bent' or 'curved’ inwards
Disa marlothii
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Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born pharmacist, analytical chemist and botanist who collected plants in Namibia in 1886, discovering over 100 new species. A brilliant naturalist who translated his insightful observations together with art in his seminal Flora of South Africa.
Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata
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From Latin spatula 'a flat piece' typically referring to flat leaves
Disperis
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Gk. dis = twice; pera = a pouch, sac; alluding to the pouches formed by the lateral sepals.
Disperis bolusiana
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Named after renowned botanist, businessman, artist and philanthropist, Harry Bolus (1834-1911) after whom the Bolus Herbarium of UCT is named. Five genera are named after him and over 100 species. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bolus
Disperis capensis
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From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Dovea macrocarpa
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From the Greek makros = ‘big’ and karpos = ‘fruit’