Transvaal
This is the evocative region of South Africa formerly known as the Transvaal. Named after being on the other (trans) side of the Vaal river from the Cape, it is fabled for its grassland, savanna and karroid (Karoo) vegetation. The post-apartheid government split this region into multiple provinces: Gauteng, North-West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The short-story writer and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman wrote many short stories set in the Groot Marico district of the Transvaal.
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Tylosema esculentum
Tritonia nelsonii
Wahlenbergia caledonica
Trifolium africanum
Vernonia natalensis
Trachyandra erythrorrhiza
Urochloa mosambicensis
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Tephrosia acaciifolia
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Taxonomy term
Castalis spectabilis
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From the Latin spectabilis = 'noteworthy', 'outstanding', 'spectacular', 'visible' and 'noteworthy'
Ceropegia carnosa
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from the Latin carnosus = 'fleshy'
Ceropegia crassifolia
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From Latin crassus = "thick" and folia = "leaf". This is likely a succulent.
Ceropegia racemosa
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From the Latin ‘racemosa’ / ‘racemosus’ meaning ‘clustered’
Ceropegia sandersonii
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Named after John Sanderson (1820-1881), journalist, trader and draughtsman. He was editor of the Natal Times and frequently sent seeds to Hooker at Kew and Harvey in Dublin.
Ceropegia stapeliiformis subsp. serpentina
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From the Latin serpens = 'snake' or 'serpent'; generally on account of resemblance
Cleome angustifolia subsp. petersiana
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Named after W.C.H Peters (1815-1883), German zoologist who collected plants and animals in Mozambique
Cleome hirta
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From the Latin hirtus = 'hairy' and flora = 'flower'
Cleome maculata
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From the Latin maculatus = 'spotted', 'stained' or 'blotched'
Cleome oxyphylla var. robusta
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From the Latin robustus = 'robust' or 'strong', generally referring to the habit of the plant, but sometimes referring to the ability of the species to tolerate a variety of conditions.