Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 4:34pm
Collection:
Piketberg Range
An mountain island range separated and to the west of the Cedarberg. It has a number of endemic species and varieties as a result of it's isolation. The range is predominantly sandstone.
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Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 4:34pm
Collection:
Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 4:34pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 2:54pm
Collection:
Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 12:50pm
Collection:
Othonna
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 12:38pm
Collection:
Oscularia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 12:13pm
Collection:
AIZOACEAE
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 12:06pm
Collection:
Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 11:09am
Collection:
Eriospermum
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/08/2019 - 9:21am
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Taxonomy term
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Adromischus
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. adros = thick; miskhos = a stalk; referring to the thick stalks of the species.
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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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Aizoon
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. aei = ever, always; zoos, zoon = alive, a living thing; alluding to the ability of the plant to live under difficult circumstances.
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Albuca
NE
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Short etymology:
La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
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APIACEAE
NE
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Apium including Apium graveolens - celery.
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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.
S
Brabejum stellatifolium
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Short etymology:
From the Latin stellatus = 'star-shaped' and folius = 'leaves'
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Chasmanthe
NE
2
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Short etymology:
Gk. khasme = wide open, gaping; anthos = flower; alluding to the shape of the corolla.
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Chlorophytum
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Gk. chloros = yellow-green; phyton = a plant; referring to the green colour of the leaves and the flowers.
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Crassula
NE
1
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Short etymology:
La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
G
Cyphia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. kyphos = bent; referring to the shape of the style and stigma.
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Diascia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. di- = two; askion = wineskin, bladder, belly; referring to the two lateral corolla pouches.
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Dorotheanthus
NE
17
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Short etymology:
For Dorothea Schwantes (1849–?) (née Meyer), wife of farmer Jürgen Meyer and mother of German professor and botanist Gustav Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes, who published the genus in her honour in 1927.
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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.
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