Eastern Cape
Nodes
Brachycorythis ovata
Acrolophia cochlearis
Satyrium parviflorum
Habenaria arenaria
Disa polygonoides
Gladiolus liliaceus
Gladiolus permeabilis subsp. edulis
Gladiolus wilsonii
Gladiolus dalenii
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Taxonomy term
Delosperma
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Gk. delos = visible, open, transparent; sperma = seed; referring to seeds that are easily visible as they are in an unenclosed chamber of the capsule which has no covering membrane.
Dianthus
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Gk. dios = godlike, divine; anthos = flower; probably referring to the scent.
Diascia
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Gk. di- = two; askion = wineskin, bladder, belly; referring to the two lateral corolla pouches.
Dierama
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Gk. diorama = a funnel; alluding to the shape of the perianth.
Dietes
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Gk. dis- = twice; etes = an associate. Twice – the flowering stalks last two years or more; an associate – the genus closely resembles both Iris and Moraea.
Dipcadi
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A Turkish name originally for the grape hyacinth, Muscari.
Dipcadi viride
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From the Latin 'viridus' meaning green, refers to the flower colours
Disa
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Origin obscure. Börge Pettison believes the plant was named after Queen Disa who occurs in a Swedish legendary saga. The author, Peter Jonas Bergius, was a Swedish botanist.
Disa aconitoides
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Used by Theophrastus & Nicander for a poisonous plant growing on sheer cliffs, Aconitum is the wolf's bane or monk's hood and -oides denotes resemblance; i.e. it resembles Aconitum
Disa fragrans
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From the Latin fragrans = ‘fragrant’