
Namibia
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Cleome oxyphylla

Crassula columnaris

Crassula tomentosa

Tylecodon paniculatus

Indigastrum argyroides

Adromischus marianiae var. hallii

Crassula fusca

Tylecodon buchholzianus

Crotalaria colorata
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Taxonomy term
Acanthosicyos horridus
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From the Latin verb horrere = 'to be rough', 'to shudder', referring to roughness or spinosity
Acrotome fleckii
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Named after Dr Eduard Fleck, a geologist sent out to Namibia around 1890 by the Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft in 1888
Adromischus marianiae var. hallii
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Named after Harry Hall (1906-1986), formidable collector and from 1947-1968 the curator of the succulent collection at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. He spent four years in the RAF during the 2nd WW. He made three expeditions to Zimbabwe
Albuca glandulosa
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From the Latin glandulosa / glandulosus meaning ‘covered with glands’
Aloe erinacea
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From Latin erinacea, a spiny hedgehog.. Based on the appearance of the plant.
Aloe gariepensis
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The Gariep is a broad region between the Gariep dam in the Orange Free State and the Northern Cape
Aloe pachygaster
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From Greek pachy = thick and gaster = belly, referring to the swollen perianth.
Aloe pearsonii
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Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Amellus nanus
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From the Latin nana / nanus meaning ‘dwarf’; typically referring to the plants small stature
Amphibolia
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Gk. amphiboles = ambiguous, doubtful, uncertain. It can mean ‘attacked from both sides’; possibly relating to the habitat; the type species was on a sea cliff going down to the high tide line.
Amphibolia rupis-arcuatae
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From the Latin rupes = 'rock' and arcuatus = 'arched', possibly referring to the locality of the original specimens i.e. from Bogenfels.
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