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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Solanum mauritianum
Strychnos pungens
Stapelia leendertziae
Verbena brasiliensis
Tithonia rotundifolia
Tolpis capensis
Sium
Striga asiatica
Sporobolus africanus
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Taxonomy term
Euphorbia knobelii
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Named after the collector C.J. Knobel
Euphorbia louwii
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Named after Wynand J. Louw (1905-1992), who collected the plant near Marken in the Limpopo province in 1980
Euphorbia lydenburgensis
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Lydenburg is a town in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Alternatively known as Mashishing, Lydenburg is situated on the Sterkspruit/Dorps River tributary of the Lepelle River at the base of the Long Tom Pass. The name is derived from the Dutch Lijdenburg, or "Town of Suffering"
Euphorbia restricta
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Named in reference to its restricted size and distribution
Euphorbia schinzii
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Named after the German botanist Hans Schinz (1858-1941) who in 1884 began a two and a half year expedition in Namibia with mine manager H. Pohle. Returning to Zurich he became director of the botanic garden and an extraordinary professor at the university
Euphorbia sekukuniensis
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From Sekhukhuneland
Euphorbia tortirama
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From the Latin 'torti-' meaning twisted and 'rama' meaning branch in reference to the twisted branches.
Euphorbia transvaalensis
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From the former Transvaal Province of South Africa; now Gauteng Province. Trans meaning 'across', and vaal refers to the Vaal River, it being on the far side of the river from the Cape.
Euphorbia waterbergensis
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Named after the Waterberg region in Limpopo Province.
Geigeria elongata
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From the Latin elongatus = ‘elongated’
Geniosporum angolense
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From the Latin for Angola; the organisms country of origin
Gnidia caffra
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From the Latin caffrorum referring to British Kaffraria, the name given to the area between the Kei and Keiskamma rivers in the latter half of the 19th century