
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Nodes


Leucosidea sericea

Ornithogalum

Sutherlandia frutescens

Satyrium neglectum

Helichrysum chionosphaerum

Mimulus gracilis

Printzia laxa

Xysmalobium gerrardii

Senecio bupleuroides
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Taxonomy term
Alchemilla elongata
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From the Latin elongatus = ‘elongated’
Alectra
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Gk. alektor, alektruon = a cock; an allusion to the resemblance of the flowers to a cock’s comb.
Alepidea 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).
Aloe aristata
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From the Laitn 'aristatus' meaning with an awn a fine bristle.
Aloe ecklonis
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Named after Christian Frederick Ecklon (1795-1868), a Danish apothecary, plant collector and traveller. His plant collecting trips were amongst the most noteworthy of the early plant collectors and many new species were described by him.
Aloe marlothii
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Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born pharmacist, analytical chemist and botanist who collected plants in Namibia in 1886, discovering over 100 new species. A brilliant naturalist who translated his insightful observations together with art in his seminal Flora of South Africa.
Aloe modesta
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From Latin modestus = 'modest', referring to the small size of the plant or its flowers.
Aloe rupestris
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From the Latin rupestris = ‘associated with caves or rocks’
Aloe spectabilis
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From the Latin spectabilis = 'noteworthy', 'outstanding', 'spectacular', 'visible' and 'noteworthy'
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