Newlands Forest
An indigenous forest, eucalyptus and pine plantation. On the east side of Table Mountain National Park.
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Taxonomy term
Leptospermum laevigatum
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From the Latin laevigatus = ‘smooth’
Shrub or small tree to 8 m with bark shedding in strips. Leaves oblanceolate, leathery, glaucous. Flowers mostly paired in the axils, white. July--Oct. Australian weed of coastal sands, NW, SW, AP, SE (Australian weed, Elandsbaai to Port Elizabeth).
Leucojum vernum
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From the Latin word vernum meaning 'of spring.'
Ligustrum
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A classical Latin name for privet.
Ligustrum lucidum
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From the Latin lucidus = 'shiny' or 'glossy'
Lonicera japonica
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From the Latin for 'of Japan'
Malus sylvestris
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From the Latin silvestris = 'of or pertaining to forests or woods'
Maytenus heterophylla
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From the Greek heteros = ‘the other of the two’; and the Greek phyllon = ‘leaf’.
Mercurialis annua
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From the Latin annuus meaning a year, referring to a plant that is perennial and that completes its life cycle in a year
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Myosotis arvensis
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From the Latin arvensis = 'of the field' or 'of the meadow'
Myosotis discolor
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From the Latin discolor meaning ‘variegated’ or two-toned. This typically refers to either the flower or leaf
Myrtus communis
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From the Latin communis = ‘common’
Nemesia
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Gk. nemesion, nemeseion from nemo = to distribute, to enjoy, to pasture, to feed; or nemos = wooded pasture, glade, a grove; name used by Dioscorides for a similar plant, referring to their habitat.
Oxalis corniculata
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From the Latin ‘corniculata’ / ‘corniculatus’ meaning ‘equipped with horns’