Fountainhead
Fountainhead farm in the Great Winterberg
Nodes
Diospyros
Argyrolobium
Euphorbia
Haworthia bolusii
Crassula lanuginosa
Diclis
Indigofera
Moraea elliotii
Crassula capitella
Taxonomy term
Crassula spathulata
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From Latin spatula 'a flat piece' typically referring to flat leaves
Cyrtanthus contractus
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From the Latin contractus = 'contracted', 'withdrawn', 'restricted' or 'tight'
Diclis
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Gk. diclis = twice-folded (of a door). The capsule is bipartite and the upper corolla lobe is bilobed.
Haworthia bolusii
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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
Holothrix burchellii
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Commemorating William John Burchell (1781-1863), a 19th-century English explorer, British naturalist, traveller, artist and author. He discovered and documented many species during his travels through Southern Africa. He landed in Cape Town in 1810 and undertook many smaller trips. From 1811-1815 he covered over 7000km. He returned to England with over 50 000 plant specimens and published two volumes entitled Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa in 1822 and 1824.
Jamesbrittenia tysonii
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For William Tyson (1851–1920), Jamaican-born South African botanist, plant collector, schoolteacher. He taught in various South African schools (1874–1887), joined the forestry department as secretary to the superintendent (1888–1892), and became librarian and sub-editor of the Agricultural Journal for the agricultural department (1893–1904).
Moraea spathulata
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From Latin spatula 'a flat piece' typically referring to flat leaves
Moraea tricuspidata
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From the Latin tri- = 'three' and cuspidatus meaning ‘pointed’
Protea subvestita
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From the Latin 'sub-' meaing slightly and 'vestitus' meaing hairy
