Disa
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 3:44pm
Collection:
Maanskyn & Rose Farm and Guest Houses
This farm is situated at the head of the Voorbaat Valley. Run by Rhys and Di Lloyd as a guest lodge, it has a quiet and simple charm that includes horses, organic veggie gardening. Previously known as Draai Om (turn around) because it is at the end of valley, it has a number of vegetation types that are being preserved. In the lowlands there is the succulent karoo while the Klein Swartberg mountains above the farm have mountain fynbos. Two clear-water dams present gentle swimming opportunities while the two valleys (kloofs) descending from the mountains may also be explored for swimming points.
Is private:
Public
Nodes
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 5:44pm
Collection:
Ficinia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 4:51pm
Collection:
Asteraceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 4:49pm
Collection:
Ficinia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 1:36pm
Collection:
Erica maximiliani
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 12:23pm
Collection:
Ursinia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 12:11pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 11:12am
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 11:11am
Collection:
Erica
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2018 - 10:57am
Collection:
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Taxonomy term
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Adromischus
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. adros = thick; miskhos = a stalk; referring to the thick stalks of the species.
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Agathosma
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. agathos = good; osmē = smell, odour; referring to fragrant oils in the glands of the leaves.
F
AIZOACEAE
NE
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Aizoon. Gk. Aei = Always/ever, and zoos/zoon = life, referring to the plants ability to survive on minimal water in deserts due to its succulent leaves.
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Albuca
NE
20
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Short etymology:
La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
G
Alectra
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. alektor, alektruon = a cock; an allusion to the resemblance of the flowers to a cock’s comb.
S
Aloe striata
(Makaalwyn)
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Short etymology:
striped, from Latin striatus 'provided with channels or grooves'
Description:
Acaulescent or short-stemmed succulent. Leaves grey-green, broadly deltoid, spreading, unarmed. Flowers in capitate, rounded panicles, nodding, inflated below, coral with pink tips. Aug.--Sept. Rocky slopes, NW, KM, SE (Worcester Karoo to Port Elizabeth and E Karoo).S
Arctotis
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. arkto- = brown bear; -otis = an ear. The bear-like ears have been linked, variously, to the earlike pappus scales, outer involucral bracts or the shaggy fruit.
G
Asclepias
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Named in honour of Aesculapius, mythological god of medicine.
G
Asparagus
NE
1
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Short etymology:
From the Greek aspharagos, the name given to the edible Asparagus. A wide-spread genus which is greatly in need of revision. The root-system is an important character in the grouping, but owing to the inadequacy of the existing descriptions and the imperfection of the type specimens, correct identification is often very difficult. The flowering seasons seem to depend very largely on habitat. Some of the spiny species are called Wag-’n-bietjie.
F
Asteraceae
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Aster. The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star", referring to the shape of the flower head.
G
Caesia
NE
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Short etymology:
For Federico Cesi (Fridericus Caesius) (1585–1630), Italian scientist, botanist, microscopist and supporter of Galileo. When he was around 17 (1603), he founded the Accademia dei Lincei (academy of the lynx-eyed) in Rome. This first international scientific society existed in great secrecy in its early years. Galileo joined the Accademia in 1611 and donated his microscope to Cesi and the Accademia. After the condemnation of Copernicus, followed by Cesi’s death and Galileo’s condemnation, the Accademia ceased to exist. He was the first person to discover that ferns have spores. The words microscope and telescope were first used by Johannes Faber (1574–1629) in a letter of 13 April 1625 to Duke Federico Cesi (1585–1630).
F
Campanulaceae
NE
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
From the Latin campanula, little bell; "bell-flower".
G
Carpobrotus
NE
2
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Short etymology:
Gk. karpos = fruit; brotos = edible. The fruit can be eaten.
G
Cerastium
NE
2
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
Gk. keras = horn; referring to the shape of the ‘horned’ seed capsules.
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