Drakensberg
The Drakensberg Mountains at 3482m at their highest point are the highest in South Africa. Sharing the mountains with the landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho, they are part of the chain of sky-islands that make up a linked flora along the east of Africa. There are many species endemic to the Drakensberg and its flora is well renowned.
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Heliophila
Bulbine narcissifolia
Rhodohypoxis milloides
Watsonia confusa
Dipcadi marlothii
Dichilus reflexus
Stachys aethiopica
Stachys aethiopica
Pentanisia prunelloides
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Taxonomy term
Moraea
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Linnaeus married Sara Elisabeth Moraea; her father was Dr. Johan Moraeus, the town physician of Falun. The name "Morea" was originally given by Philip Miller after "Robert More of Shropshire", but was taken over by Linnaeus and changed to Moraea.
Ornithogalum
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Gk. ornithos = bird; gala = milk, presumably referring to the colostrum-like, high fat secretions produced by the Colombidae (‘pigeon’s milk’) and stored in the crop for feeding the young. Maybe this somewhat resembles the gooey sap that exudes from the cut stems. Some authors suggest that the name merely refers to the milky whiteness of some flowers, while ‘bird’s milk’ to the ancient Greeks was a colloquial expression for something wonderful.
Ornithogalum juncifolium
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From the Latin junus = 'rush' and folius = 'leaves'
Othonna sp
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Pachycarpus grandiflorus
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From Latin grandis = 'large' and flora = 'flower', referring to having large flowers.
Polygala
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Gk. poly = much; gala = milk; so-called from the belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk. (San Marcos growers in the United States claim that Polygala virgata ‘Portola’ has this property but the authors could find no scientific evidence).
Senecio
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La. senex = an old man. The white, hairy pappus of the seeds is reminiscent of an old man’s beard.
Senecio lanifer
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From the Latin ‘lani’ / ‘lana’ meaning ‘wool’; and the Latin ‘fer’ / ‘ferus’ meaning ‘bearing’.
Sutera floribunda
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From the Latin floribundus = 'many flowers'
Tephrosia
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Gk. tephros = ash-coloured; referring to the leaves of these plants.
Tritonia lineata
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From the Latin lineatus = 'lined'
Wahlenbergia sp
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Named in honour of Georg (Goran) Wahlenberg (1780 – 1851), a Swedish botanist, successor to Carl Thunberg, and author of A Botany of Lapland.