Galaxia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 1:08pm
Collection:
Wolseley Commonage
A lowland remant on the urban fringe comprising important fynbos and renosterveld vegetation. It is situated to the NE of the town of Wolseley in the Tulbagh Valley between Tulbagh to the North and Ceres to the SE.
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Drosanthemum
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 1:00pm
Collection:
Crossyne
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 12:39pm
Collection:
Lichtensteinia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 11:26am
Collection:
Gorteria personata
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 12:16pm
Collection:
Oedera
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 12:12pm
Collection:
Iridaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 11:55am
Collection:
Satyrium erectum
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 11:26am
Collection:
Hermannia multiflora
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
20/08/2016 - 11:17am
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Taxonomy term
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Agathosma
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. agathos = good; osmē = smell, odour; referring to fragrant oils in the glands of the leaves.
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Aizoon
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. aei = ever, always; zoos, zoon = alive, a living thing; alluding to the ability of the plant to live under difficult circumstances.
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APIACEAE
NE
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Apium including Apium graveolens - celery.
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Arctopus
NE
3
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Short etymology:
Gk. arktos = a bear; pous = a foot. Linnaeus thought the leaf of this species resembled a bear’s paw.
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Arctotis
NE
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Short etymology:
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.
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Aristea
NE
1
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Short etymology:
From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
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Babiana
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Unusual among South African plants in the name being derived from the vernacular Dutch, "baviaantjie", Afrikaans "bobbejaantjie" or its Cape corruption "babiaantjie". The baboon, bobbejaan, is partial to the corms.
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Cleretum
NE
12
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Short etymology:
Gk. kleros = fate, chance, lot (as in ‘drawing lots’); -etum = the place dominated by a given plant. In early Sparta public land was apportioned to citizens by drawing lots, with the best land given to those who, by chance, drew a winning lot.
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Cotula
NE
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Short etymology:
Probably Gk. kotule = a little cup or hollow-shaped receptacle; referring to the shape of the involucre or of the flower head. Another source says ‘or the concave base of the stem clasping leaves’.
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Crossyne
NE
2
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Short etymology:
Derivation obscure. Gk. krossos = fimbria; ynis = vomer (a ploughshare); by implication, throwing out from the earth something with a fimbriate leaf margin (Kesting).
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Cyphia
NE
20
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
Gk. kyphos = bent; referring to the shape of the style and stigma.
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Cyphia bulbosa
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Short etymology:
From the Latin bulbosa = 'having bulbs'
Description:
Glabrescent tuberous perennial to 30 cm. Leaves mostly basal but grading into the bracts, palmatisect, occ. palmatifid, margins lightly revolute, paler beneath. Flowers in terminal or axillary racemes, showy, bilabiate, laterally slit, white to mauve, 8--13 mm long, stamens c. 6 mm long, 2 anthers bearded. Aug.--Nov., often after fire. Sandy and stony flats and slopes, NW, SW (Cedarberg Mts to Cape Peninsula).G
Drosanthemum
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. drosos = dew; anthemon = flower; referring to the glittering leaf papillae.
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Drosera
NE
20
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
Gk. droseros = dewy; alluding to the dewy glistening leaf-glands.
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