Kwa-Zulu Natal
Nodes
Rhus dentata
Moraea graminicola
Schizochilus flexuosus
Tridax procumbens
Psoralea polysticta
Helichrysum miconiifolium
Lobelia preslii
Ozoroa paniculosa
Senecio lanceus
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Taxonomy term
Diascia barberae
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Named after naturalist, writer and painter Mrs F.W. Barber, or the pioneering plant collector in South Africa, Mary Elizabeth Barber (nee Bowker)
Diascia purpurea
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From the Latin purpureus = 'purple'
Diascia ramosa
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From the Latin ramosus meaning ‘branched’ or 'full of branches'. Can refer to either a branched plant or a branched inflorescence.
Dicoma anomala
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From the Latin anomalus = ‘abnormal’
Diospyros
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Gk. dios = divine; pyros = literally, a ‘grain of wheat’ but in this instance fruit. The fruits are ‘divine’ – edible and very tasty. This name was originally applied to the Caucasion persimmon, Diospyros lotus.
Diospyros lycioides
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Dipcadi 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.
Disa
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Origin obscure. Börge Pettison believes the plant was named after Queen Disa who occurs in a Swedish legendary saga. The author, Peter Jonas Bergius, was a Swedish botanist.