Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
Grootbos is "A luxury eco-reserve close to the Southern tip of Africa tucked between mountains, forest and the sea." In the 2500 ha of fynbos, Grootbos boasts 800 plant species, 100 endangered species and 6 species discovered within the reserve.
It is a five star lodge and the only private reserve in South Africa to have produced its own comprehensive photographic field guide of plant species. It is at the cutting edge of research and is to be commended on its conservation and scientific initiatives.
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Drimia media
Athanasia quinquedentata
Holothrix schlechteriana
Colpoon speciosum
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Taxonomy term
Chionanthus foveolatus
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From the Latin foveolatus = ‘marked with depressions’
Chironia linoides
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From the Greek ‘lin’ / ‘linon’ meaning ‘flax’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Chondropetalum tectorum
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From the Latin ‘tectorum’ / ‘tecti’ meaning ‘roofs’
Cliffortia ilicifolia
(Doringtee){"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
From the Latin ‘ilici’ / ‘ilex’ meaning ‘holly’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Clutia alaternoides
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From the Latin ‘alater’ / ‘alatus’ meaning ‘winged’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Clutia ericoides
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From the Latin -oides meaning ‘resembling'; resembling the genus Erica, the heath
Corymbium africanum
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From the Latin africanus meaning "from Africa"
Corymbium glabrum
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From the Latin glabra meaning ‘smooth’
Cotyledon orbiculata
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From the Latin ‘orbiculata’ / ‘orbiculata’ meaning ‘made into an orb’
Crassula 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
Crassula natans
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From the Latin ‘natans’ / ‘natans’ meaning ‘swimming’
Crassula subulata
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From the Latin subulatus = ‘awl-shaped’; i.e. the organ is slender and narrowing to a point
Cullumia setosa
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From the Latin seta = silk, setosus meaning ‘bristly’