West Coast Municipal District (DC1)
This is a broad mainly lowland municipal region of the Cape (Code DC1) that extends from the coast north of Cape Town to Namaqualand. It includes many of the the mountains of the Cedarberg, Piketberg and a portion of the Roggeveld escarpment. It extends north till the borderline with the Northern Cape - between Garies and Bitterfontein and in line with Lepelfontein near the coast. The West Coast lowlands region is a far smaller region that excludes the Cedarberg mountains and ends further south around Van Rhynsdorp.
Nodes
Asparagus
Nemesia affinis
Albuca altissima
Hyobanche sanguinea
Lapeirousia jacquinii
Aloe mitriformis
Lachenalia unifolia
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
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Taxonomy term
Phyllobolus
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Gk. phyllon = leaf; bolos = throwing; referring to the deciduous shedding of leaves by some species.
Phyllopodium cephalophorum
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Phyllopodium heterophyllum
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From the Greek heteros = ‘the other of the two’; and the Greek phyllon = ‘leaf’.
Polycarena
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Gk. poly- = many; karenon = head. The inflorescence consists of numerous small heads of flowers.
Polycarena 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
Polygala umbellata
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From the Latin umbellatus meaning ‘equipped with parasols’. This typically refers to an umbellate arrangement of flowers.
Pterygodium alatum
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From the Latin alatus = 'winged'
Quaqua incarnata
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From the Latin incarnata / incarnatus meaning ‘flesh-coloured’
Romulea cruciata
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From the Latin ‘cruciata’ / ‘cruciatus’ meaning ‘cross-shaped’
Romulea hirsuta
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From the Latin hirsutus = ‘hairy’
Cormous geophyte, 6--10 cm, corms symmetrical, bell-shaped, stem branching above ground. Basal leaves 2, sometimes solitary. Flowers pink to rose or coppery orange with dark marks at edge of yellow cup. Aug.--Sept. Sandstone or clay slopes and flats, NW, SW (Clanwilliam to Elim).
Romulea obscura
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From the Latin obscurus = ‘obscure’
Romulea rosea
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From the Latin roseus = ‘rose-coloured’ or 'red'
Romulea saldanhensis
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From Saldanha on the west coast of South Africa
Romulea schlechteri
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Named in honour of the German Rudolf Schlecter (1872-1925) and his brother Max (1874-1960), renowned plant collectors from South Africa.