Plant Names

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

LEONOTIS (G)
Wild Dagga, Minaret Flower (Le)
Family: LAMIACEAE

leōn, = a lion;
- ous, otis, = ear.
(one floret supposed to resemble a lion’s ear)
(LS, Le)

Leonotis leonurus (G)
Cape Hemp, Duiwelstabak, Imvovo, Wildedagga (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)

leōn, = a lion;
-uro, -urus, = tailed, i.e. with an elongated or tail-like appendage.
(LS, BL)

The 2825 species, 684 genera and 186 families of plants have been compiled from the lists of the plants:

of the Hermanus Botanical Society compiled by Lee Burman, for the plants in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve, and the Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve, Hermanus. Location: (F).
of Mark Johns, Director of the Kogelberg Reserve, and of COASTEC, environmental consultants, for the plants in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay, in the WesternCape Province, South Africa. Location: (K).
of Christopher Whitehouse, for the plants in the Phillipskop Mountain Reserve, Stanford, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Location: (P).

Suggestions for improvements to the lists and comments would be welcomed.