Gerbera
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:26pm
Collection:
Wynberg Park
A piece of land owned by the City of Cape Town. Managed as a park it is regularly mowed. It includes records of some highly rare species that have not been seen in recent years. It is in desperate need of management for biodiversity including implementing an aided fire regime to stimulate remnant seeds. See Wynberg Hill for the surrounds.
Nodes
Senecio burchellii
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:25pm
Collection:
Lachenalia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:18pm
Collection:
Emex australis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:16pm
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Achyranthes
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:13pm
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Cyperaceae
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:11pm
Collection:
Spiloxene capensis
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:10pm
Collection:
Centella
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:09pm
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Fabaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:09pm
Collection:
Holothrix villosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2016 - 7:07pm
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Taxonomy term
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Gnidia
NE
18
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Short etymology:
Derivation uncertain. Linnaeus only states ‘habitat in Aethiopa’, Africa, where it is widely distributed. Possibly Gnidia was named after a Greek city, Knidos, where a kind of laurel grew, or Cnidus in Caria (modern Turkey) (Hugh Glen). Another possibility is that it could be a Greek word for Daphne or laurel; in Greek mythology, Daphne was a pretty nymph who was turned into a laurel bush (WPU Jackson). It might also have been named after Knossos in Crete (spelled Knidiossos in one version), with the G being substituted for K.
G
Hemimeris
NE
12
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Short etymology:
Gk. hemi- = half; meros = a part or fragment; referring to the flower that is cut away on one side, that is, lacking a spur.
G
Hemimeris
NE
12
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Short etymology:
Gk. hemi- = half; meros = a part or fragment; referring to the flower that is cut away on one side, that is, lacking a spur.
S
Holothrix villosa
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Short etymology:
Description:
Slender tuberous geophyte to 36 cm, scape silky hairy. Leaves 2, basal, ovate, hairy. Flowers many in a dense raceme, green, petals entire, lip spurred and with 3--5 lobes. Oct.--Jan. Sandstone and granite slopes and pavements, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Richtersveld and W Karoo to E Cape).S
Holothrix villosa
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Short etymology:
Description:
Slender tuberous geophyte to 36 cm, scape silky hairy. Leaves 2, basal, ovate, hairy. Flowers many in a dense raceme, green, petals entire, lip spurred and with 3--5 lobes. Oct.--Jan. Sandstone and granite slopes and pavements, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Richtersveld and W Karoo to E Cape).G
Homeria
NE
2
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Short etymology:
Gk. omereo = to meet together; referring to the filaments being united around the style.
G
Lachenalia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
For Werner de Lachenal (1736–1800), Swiss professor of botany and anatomy at the University of Basel from 1776, eminent for his knowledge of European plants. He obtained his PhD in 1763. He was a pupil of Haller, who was one of his main correspondents, providing him with details of flora and their location around Basel, the Jura mountains, Alsat and Bruntrutain. He was a friend of Linnaeus. He authored several monographs in Acta Helvetica. While at the university he substantially improved its botanical garden, the oldest in Switzerland, that had fallen into disrepair. He continually strived to obtain funds to reconstruct and develop the garden and to pay for its gardener. He opened the garden to the public to cover expenditures.
G
Lachenalia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
For Werner de Lachenal (1736–1800), Swiss professor of botany and anatomy at the University of Basel from 1776, eminent for his knowledge of European plants. He obtained his PhD in 1763. He was a pupil of Haller, who was one of his main correspondents, providing him with details of flora and their location around Basel, the Jura mountains, Alsat and Bruntrutain. He was a friend of Linnaeus. He authored several monographs in Acta Helvetica. While at the university he substantially improved its botanical garden, the oldest in Switzerland, that had fallen into disrepair. He continually strived to obtain funds to reconstruct and develop the garden and to pay for its gardener. He opened the garden to the public to cover expenditures.
G
Lactuca
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Latin for lettuce, from lactis = milky; alluding to the milky latex exuding from the plant when pressed or crushed.
G
Lactuca
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Latin for lettuce, from lactis = milky; alluding to the milky latex exuding from the plant when pressed or crushed.
G
Lathyrus
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. lathyros = very passionate; referring to the ancient belief in the plant’s supposed aphrodisiacal powers.
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