Fabaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 2:24pm
Collection:
Northern Cape
Nodes
Fabaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 4:28pm
Collection:
Bulbine
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 3:00pm
Collection:
Bulbine
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 2:51pm
Collection:
Fabaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 2:30pm
Collection:
Cheiridopsis peculiaris
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 8:25pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 8:26pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 8:26pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 7:24pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
22/08/2015 - 6:59pm
Collection:
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Taxonomy term
F
ACANTHACEAE
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Acanthus (Bear's breeches) of which Acanthus mollis is the best known and has been used as the aesthetic basis for capitals in the Corinthian order of architecture. Acanthus was the greek term for Acanthus mollis.
G
Adromischus
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. adros = thick; miskhos = a stalk; referring to the thick stalks of the species.
G
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
Androcymbium
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. andro- = male (in botanical language, stamen); kymbium = cup or saucer (La. cymba). The petal limbs enfold the stamens. Common names ‘men-in-a-boat’, ‘cup-and-saucer’.
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
BRASSICACEAE
NE
11
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Brassica that includes broccoli, cauliflower, wild cabbage and cabbage.
G
Bulbine
NE
20
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Short etymology:
La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
G
Bulbine
NE
20
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
G
Conophytum
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. konos = cone; phytum = plant; alluding to the inverted cone shape of the plant.
G
Cotyledon
NE
15
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Short etymology:
Gk. kotyledon = seed leaf, from kotyle = cup, bowl; referring to the bowl- or spoon-shape of the broad seed leaves.
G
Crassula
NE
1
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
G
Drimia
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Gk. drimys = acrid, pungent; referring to the sap which is considered irritating or even toxic in many species.
G
Euphorbia
NE
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
Gk. eu- = well; phorbe = pasture or fodder; probably after Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II, King of Mauretania. Juba was educated in Rome and married the daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. He was apparently interested in botany and had written about an African cactus-like plant from the slopes of Mount Atlas, which he had found or knew about, which was used as a powerful laxative. That plant may have been Euphorbia resinifera, and like all Euphorbias had a latexy exudate (milky emulsion from certain plants). Euphorbus had a brother named Antonius Musa who was the physician to Augustus Caesar in Rome. When Juba heard that Caesar had honoured his physician with a statue, he decided to honour his own physician by naming the plant he had written about after him.
G
Euryops
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. eurys = large or broad; ops = eye or face; referring to the large showy capitula or flower head.
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