
Western Cape
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Conophytum
Lachenalia
Albuca

Aspidoglossum heterophyllum

Schizoglossum aschersonianum

Schizoglossum aschersonianum

Asclepiadaceae

Quaqua acutiloba

Asclepias crispa
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Taxonomy term
Abelmoschus
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Arabic abu-l-mosk = father of musk; referring to the musky smell of the seeds.
Abelmoschus esculentus
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From the Latin esculenta meaning 'edible'
Abietinella
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L. abietinus = resembling the fir tree; -ella (diminutive).
Abietinella abietina
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From the Latin abies meaning ‘silver fir’ and the Latin -tina an adjectival suffix implying likeness; i.e. resembling the silver fir
Agathosma
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Gk. agathos = good; osmē = smell, odour; referring to fragrant oils in the glands of the leaves.
Albuca
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La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Anthochortus
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Gk. anthos = flower; khortos = pasturage, fodder, grass; possibly referring to its habitat or usage.
Antimima
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Gk. antimimos = imitating. The first species looked like Argyroderma.
Arctopus
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Gk. arktos = a bear; pous = a foot. Linnaeus thought the leaf of this species resembled a bear’s paw.
Arctotis
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Gk. arkto- = brown bear; -otis = an ear. The bear-like ears have been linked, variously, to the earlike pappus scales, outer involucral bracts or the shaggy fruit.
Argyrolobium
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Name from the Greek arguros, silver, and lobion, a pod.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
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