
De Hoop and Potberg Nature Reserve
Adjacent and west of Cape Agulhas, the southern tip of Africa, lie two critical reserves. Both possess calcrete vegetation that is replete with endemic species. De Hoop is also near the mouth of a lagoon that is a sanctuary for many bird species.
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Hermannia
Cissampelos
Silene
Prismatocarpus
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Cyanella lutea
Ledebouria
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Androcymbium
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Taxonomy term
Acmadenia
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Gk. akme = highest point; aden = a gland; referring to the glands on the anthers.
African Black Oystercatcher
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Agathosma
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Gk. agathos = good; osmē = smell, odour; referring to fragrant oils in the glands of the leaves.
Androcymbium
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Gk. andro- = male (in botanical language, stamen); kymbium = cup or saucer (La. cymba). The petal limbs enfold the stamens. Common names ‘men-in-a-boat’, ‘cup-and-saucer’.
Arctotis sp
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Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Carpobrotus edulis
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From the Latin edulis meaning 'edible'
Chaenostoma
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Gk. khaino = gape, split, open; stoma = mouth; referring to the corolla tube, which opens widely.\
Cissampelos
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Gk. kissos = ivy; ampelos = vine. The plant scrambles like ivy and bears fleshy fruits like grapes.
Crassula
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La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
Cytinus
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La. cytinus = the Greek word for the flower of pomegranate, referring to the calyx of the pomegranate blossom.
Erica
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Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
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