Namaqualand
Arid Region of the Northern Cape characterised predominantly by granite hills.
Nodes
Cyanella orchidiformis
Kleinia
Bulbine
Othonna filicaulis
Fabaceae
Bulbine
Stoeberia arborea
Bulbine
Xenoscapa fistulosa
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Taxonomy term
Berkheya
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Named in honour of Lefranq von Berkhey.
BRASSICACEAE
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Named after the genus Brassica that includes broccoli, cauliflower, wild cabbage and cabbage.
Brunsvigia
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For Karl (Carl) Wilhelm Ferdinand (1713–1780), also known as Charles I or Karl I, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, able military commander, ruler of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1773, patron of the arts and sciences who promoted the study of plants, including the beautiful Cape species B. orientalis. He also founded the Collegium Carolinum, an institute of higher education, which is today known as the Technical University of Brunswick. The name Brunswick is the Latin translation of Braunschweig, a town in Germany that was a sovereign duchy of northern Germany between the 1st and 19th centuries.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Bulbine mesembryanthemoides
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From the Greek ‘anthe’ / ‘anthos’ meaning ‘flower ’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Bulbinella latifolia
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From the Latin lati / latus meaning ‘wide’; and folius meaning ‘leaf’; i.e. the plant is broad-leafed
Calobota
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Gk. kalos = beautiful; bota, botane = plant.
Campanulaceae
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From the Latin campanula, little bell; "bell-flower".
Caryophyllaceae
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From the Greek ‘caryo’ / ‘karyos’ meaning ‘clove’; and the Latin ‘phyll’ / ‘phyllon’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Cheiridopsis
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Gk. kheiris = a sleeve, -opsis = resembling; referring to the old, dry leaves which form a protective sheath around new emerging green leaves.
Chlorophytum
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Gk. chloros = yellow-green; phyton = a plant; referring to the green colour of the leaves and the flowers.