Kouebokkeveld
Characterised by cold in the evening but hot at night, the Kouebokkeveld is a broad region that lies to the north of Ceres with the Skurweberg range along its west side and extending inland from there.
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Aristea inaequalis
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Eriospermum lanuginosum
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Taxonomy term
Microdon
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Gk. mikros = very small; -odon = toothed. With small teeth – the calyx is five-toothed, the two anterior teeth sometimes more deeply incised than the other three.
Muraltia
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After John M. von Muralt, Swiss botanist and author; flourished around 1576.
Ornithogalum nannodes
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Othonna
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Name derived from the Greek othone, a linen cloth or napkin, in allusion to the downy covering of some of the earlier known species. Doria Less. is not regarded as separable.
Othonna sp
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Oxalis
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From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Phylica
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Gk. phyllikos = leafy; referring to the plentiful foliage.
Phylica aemula
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From the Latin aemulus = immitating; meaning to copy or emulate; perhaps referring to the similarity to another species
Polyarrhena
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Gk. poly- = many; arrhen = male. Many, but not all, of the disk florets are functionally male.
Protea
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Gk. After Proteus, a mythological sea-god, who could change his form at will, taking new shapes. Seemingly Linnaeus was so over-awed by the variety of plants sent to him from the Cape that he named the genus Protea. The authors could not confirm this.
Restio
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La. restis = rope, cord-like; referring to a common use for the plant. Restios is known to have been used for rope.
Restio longiaristatus
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From the Latin longus = 'long' and aristatus meaning 'aristate' or ‘bearded like wheat’
Satyrium stenopetalum
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From the Latin steno = 'narrow' and petalus = 'petal'
Senecio
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La. senex = an old man. The white, hairy pappus of the seeds is reminiscent of an old man’s beard.