Namibia
Nodes
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
Crassula sericea
Crassula muscosa
Tylecodon schaeferianus
Crotalaria meyeriana
Adromischus marianiae var. hallii
Crassula elegans subsp. elegans
Tylecodon buchholzianus
Grielum sinuatum
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Taxonomy term
Barleria rigida
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From the Latin rigidus = ‘rigid’
Berkheya schinzii
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Named after the German botanist Hans Schinz (1858-1941) who in 1884 began a two and a half year expedition in Namibia with mine manager H. Pohle. Returning to Zurich he became director of the botanic garden and an extraordinary professor at the university
Blepharis spinifex
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Possibly from the Latin spin = 'spine' and fera = 'to bear'; i.e. to carry spines; this refers to the spiny grass Spinifex
Brownanthus 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.
Bulbine namaensis
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From the region of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape
Calicorema capitata
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From the Latin capitatus meaning ‘equipped with a head’, tyically referring to the arrangement of the flowers in a head-like inflorescence.
Capparis hereroensis
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From the area in Northern Namibia traditionally inhabited by the Herero peoples
Centropodia glauca
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From the Latin glaucus = 'blue-grey'. Typically referring to the leaf colour
Cephalophyllum ebracteatum
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From the Latin e- = 'without' and bracteatus = 'bracts'
Ceraria
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Gk. keras = a horn. The branches of C. namaquensis look like horns.