Western Cape
Nodes
Gladiolus vaginatus
Gladiolus subcaeruleus
Gladiolus subcaeruleus
Gladiolus permeabilis
Gladiolus permeabilis
Gladiolus permeabilis
Gladiolus permeabilis
Gladiolus permeabilis
Gladiolus orchidiflorus
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Taxonomy term
Passiflora
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From the Latin passus, suffering; flos, flower. Spanish Roman Catholic priests arriving in S. America saw in the flower features symbolizing the crucifixion. "Passion flower, grenadilla".
Passiflora edulis
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From the Latin edulis meaning 'edible'
Pelargonium
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Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
Platycaulos
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Gk. platys = broad, flat; caulos = stem; referring to the large round culms typical of this species (Plantzafrica.com).
Poaceae
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Named after the genus Poa. Poa is Greek for grass.
Prismatocarpus
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Gk. prisma = a thin saw, hence angular; karpos = fruit. The slender inferior ovary becomes greatly elongated; the fruits are shaped like prisms.
Prismatocarpus lycopodioides
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From the Greek ‘lyco’ / ‘lykos’ meaning ‘wolf’; and the Greek ‘podi’ / ‘pous’ meaning ‘foot’.
Protea
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Gk. After Proteus, a mythological sea-god, who could change his form at will, taking new shapes. Seemingly Linnaeus was so over-awed by the variety of plants sent to him from the Cape that he named the genus Protea. The authors could not confirm this.
Psoralea
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Gk. psoraleos = scabby. The plants are covered with rough warty-looking glandular dots.
Psoralea usitata
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Restio
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La. restis = rope, cord-like; referring to a common use for the plant. Restios is known to have been used for rope.
Roella
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For Willem (Wilhelm) Röell (1700–1775), Dutch professor of anatomy in Amsterdam and horticulturist. He commenced his medical studies in 1718 and graduated at the University of Leiden in 1725. In 1731, he succeeded Frederick Ruysch as praelector anatomiae. This proved to be a poor choice as he neglected his teaching duties and the quality of training was poor, thus earning the ire of the Surgeons Guilds in Delft and Amsterdam. In 1754, he became a governor of the West Indian Company and owned two plantations in British Guiana. In 1755, he was made professor of anatomy and surgery at the Amsterdam Athaeum, but resigned the same year because of ill health. He owned the mansion De Keukenhof at Lisse, where he kept a botanical collection, and donated specimens, Lithophyta (stone plants) and African seed to the Clifford collection.
Romulea
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For the legendary Romulus, founder and first king of Rome.