Southern Cape
An intermediate summer-winter rainfall area of South Africa sandwiched between the Langeberg mountains and the sea. It arguably includes portions of the Klein Karoo, but we exclude this area and extend the area east to Port Elizabeth and west to Swellendam.
Nodes
Cotula sororia
Chironia tetragona
Dimorphotheca nudicaulis
Cymbopappus adenosolen
Coleonema
Diospyros glabra
Diascia cuneata
Cucumis myriocarpus
Chrysocoma tenuifolia
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Taxonomy term
Erica curtophylla
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From the Greek kurtos = 'curved' and phyllon = 'leaf'
Erica densifolia
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From the Latin densifolius = with 'crowded/dense leaves'
Erica inclusa
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From the Latin inclusus = 'includud'; probably referring to the stamens and anthers
Erica longimontana
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From the Latin longi = 'long' and montana = 'mountains'; i.e. coming from the Langeberg mountains forming the southern boundary of the Klein Karoo
Erica mariae
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Named after Mary, for many South African plants referring to Mrs Mary Galpin, wife of the collector of E. E. Galpin.
Erica melanthera
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From the Greek melas = 'black' and anthera = 'anthers'
Erica multumbellifera
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From the Latin multus = 'many', umbella = 'umbel' and ferus = 'bearing'; referring to the nemerous umbels of flowers
Erica quadrangularis
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From the Latin quad = 'four' and angularis = ‘angular’; i.e. four-angled
Erica radicans subsp. radicans
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Erica similis
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From the Latin similis = ‘similar’; bears a resemblance to another species
Erica spectabilis
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From the Latin spectabilis = 'noteworthy', 'outstanding', 'spectacular', 'visible' and 'noteworthy'
Erica versicolor
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From the Latin versicolor / versicolor meaning ‘variously coloured’; typically referring to either a flower with multiple colours, or a species that has variously coloured flowers
Erica vestita
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From the Latin vestitus = ‘clad’ or 'clothed'. This typically refers to having meany leaves down the length of the branches or to the leaves themselves being clothed in hair
Erica winteri
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Named in honour of John Winter, curator of the Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden