Southern Cape
An intermediate summer-winter rainfall area of South Africa sandwiched between the Langeberg mountains and the sea. It arguably includes portions of the Klein Karoo, but we exclude this area and extend the area east to Port Elizabeth and west to Swellendam.
Nodes
Lightfootia cinerea
Erica radicans subsp. radicans
Helichrysum retortum
Metalasia
Euryops lateriflorus
Hyobanche glabrata
Osteospermum moniliferum
Erica daphniflora
Helichrysum crispum
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Taxonomy term
Justicia cuneata
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From the Latin cuneatus = 'wedge-shaped' or 'tapering'
Justicia orchioides
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From the Latin ‘orchi’ / ‘orchis’ meaning ‘orchid’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Kleinia
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For Dr Jacob Theodor Klein (1685–1759), German mathematician, lawyer and diplomat employed by the Danziger administration and in the diplomatic service. He was a keen naturalist, and his countless diplomatic journeys enabled him to collect many specimens and have one of the largest private nature collections of the 18th century. He also founded the world, famous Danzig botanical garden. An author of many works, he questioned the Linnaean classification (unsuccessfully), and the taxonomic method in his book Summa Dubiorum Circa Classes Quadrupedum et Amphibiorum in Celebris Domini Caroli Linnaei Systemate Naturae (1743) is based entirely on externally visible characteristics. He was a member of the Royal Society of London.
Kleinia repens
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From the Latin repens = ‘creeping’
Kori Bustard
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Lachnaea micrantha
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From the Greek mikros = ‘small' and anthos = 'flower'
Lebeckia
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Named by Thunberg after an obscure botanist of whom we can find no trace.
Ledebouria
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After Carl Friedrich van Ledebour (1785-1851), German professor of botany at Dorpat, worked in several European countries, wrote Flora Rossica.
Lightfootia cinerea
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From the Latin cinereus meaning 'relating to ashes' or 'ash-coloured' referring to the greyish colour of the leaves.
Lightfootia multiflora
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From the Latin multi meaning ‘many’; and the Latin flora meaning ‘flower’. i.e. it has abundant flowers
Lightfootia nodosa
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From the Lation nodosus = knobby
Lightfootia unidentata
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From Latin uni = 'one' and dentata = 'tooth'
Linum africanum
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From the Latin africanus meaning "from Africa"