
Riviersonderend Mountains
Mountains above Riviersonderend
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Erica corifolia

Metalasia

Protea cynaroides

Protea repens

Clutia polifolia

Pinus radiata

Disa

Protea speciosa

Disa albomagentea
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Taxonomy term
Adenogramma sylvatica
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From the Latin sylvaticus = ‘pertaining to woodland’
Carpacoce burchellii
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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.
Cotoneaster
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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.
Disa obtusa subsp. picta
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From the Latin pingo "I paint" becoming the nominative pictus, typically referring to the flowers having a "painted" appearance.
Drosera capensis
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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
Echium
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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.
Erepsia oxysepala
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From the Greek oxys = 'sharp', referring to sharply pointed sepals
Erica
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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).
Erica pinea
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From the Latin pineus = 'pine-like', typically referring to the leaves and/or the form of the branches or plant.
Grubbia tomentosa
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From the Latin tomentosus = 'densely woolly'
Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius
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