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
Tephrosia 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
Ursinia anthemoides
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Ursinia tenuifolia
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From the Latin tenuis = ‘thin' or 'fine' or 'slender’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’
Viola decumbens
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From the Latin word decumbens meaning 'lying down' or 'prostrate';
Wahlenbergia longifolia
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From the Latin longus = ‘long’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’
Wahlenbergia tenella
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From the Latin tenellus meaning ‘somewhat tender’
Zehneria scabra
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From the Latin scabo meaning 'to scratch' meaning 'rough'