Syncarpha vestita
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 2:59pm
Collection:
Riviersonderend Mountains
Mountains above Riviersonderend
Is private:
Public
Nodes
Erica corifolia
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:00pm
Collection:
Metalasia
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:06pm
Collection:
Protea cynaroides
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:09pm
Collection:
Protea repens
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:10pm
Collection:
Clutia polifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:45pm
Collection:
Pinus radiata
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:52pm
Collection:
Disa
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:52pm
Collection:
Protea speciosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 3:58pm
Collection:
Disa albomagentea
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
13/12/2020 - 5:01pm
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Adenogramma sylvatica
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Short etymology:
From the Latin sylvaticus = ‘pertaining to woodland’
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Carpacoce burchellii
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Short etymology:
Commemorating William John Burchell (1781-1863), a 19th-century English explorer, British naturalist, traveller, artist and author. He discovered and documented many species during his travels through Southern Africa. He landed in Cape Town in 1810 and undertook many smaller trips. From 1811-1815 he covered over 7000km. He returned to England with over 50 000 plant specimens and published two volumes entitled Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa in 1822 and 1824.
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Cotoneaster
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Short etymology:
O.La. cotone = quince; -aster = an inferior imitation. Not the real thing. The leaves of some species resemble those of a quince, but the fruits of all species are smaller.
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Disa obtusa subsp. picta
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Short etymology:
From the Latin pingo "I paint" becoming the nominative pictus, typically referring to the flowers having a "painted" appearance.
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Drosera capensis
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Short etymology:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
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Echium
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. echion = from echis = viper; the nutlets appearing to represent a viper’s head. A name used by Dioscorides for a plant used to cure snake bites.
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Erepsia oxysepala
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Short etymology:
From the Greek oxys = 'sharp', referring to sharply pointed sepals
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Erica
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
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Erica pinea
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Short etymology:
From the Latin pineus = 'pine-like', typically referring to the leaves and/or the form of the branches or plant.
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Grubbia tomentosa
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Short etymology:
From the Latin tomentosus = 'densely woolly'
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Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius
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