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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
LAUROPHYLLUS (La, G)
Ystermartiens (Le)
Family: ANACARDIACEAE
laurus, = a bay-tree, laurel-tree, laurel, sacred to Apollo; Lauridia sacred to ‘Daphne’**);
phyllon, = a leaf.
(‘laurel’ – resemblance of leaves)

(ld, LS, Le)
Laurophyllus capensis (La)
Iron Martin, Vlakwitels, Ystermartiens (PS)
Location: (F, K)
cape, = Cape of Good Hope;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat.
(pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope; Cape Peninsula)
(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.