Species within a genus

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CLUTIA
Bliksembos (Le)
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

For Outgers or Outgaerts Cluyt, M.D. (Angerius Clutius; Theodorus Augerius Clutius) (1577-1636),** Dutch botanist, apothecary, author of a botanical work in 1634, horticulturist, plant collector and close friend of botany professor and Curator of the Leyden Botanical Garden Charles l'Ecluse (better known as Carolus Clusius).
(Ch)

Clutia alaternoides var. alaternoides (La, G)
Broad-leaf Clutia (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)

ala, = a wing;
(wing, flange)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
alaternus, = a shrub, Rhamnus alaternus;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(winged)
(BL, ld)

Clutia alaternoides var. brevifolia (La, G)

Location: (K)

ala, = a wing;
(wing, flange)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
alaternus, = a shrub, Rhamnus alaternus;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(winged)

brevis, = short, little, of small extent; small, narrow; low; brief;
folium, = a leaf.
(short leaves)
(ld, BL)

Clutia alaternoides var. major (La)

Location: (K)

ala, = wing;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
alaternus, = a shrub, Rhamnus alaternus;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(winged)

magnus, major, maximus.
magnus, = of physical size or quantity, great, large; of things, vast, extensive, spacious.
major, = the comparative of magnus.
maximus, = the superlative of magnus.
(ld, BL)

Clutia ericoides var. ericoides (G)
Laventelbos (PS)
Location: (F, K)

ERICA (q.v.);
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(heather-like)
(BL)

Clutia polifolia (G, La)

Location: (K)

polys, polle, poly, = (of number), many; (of size), heavy; (of value), much;
folium, = a leaf.
(LS, ld)

Clutia polygonoides (G)
Narrow-leaf Clutia (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)

polys, polle, poly, = (of number), many; (of size), heavy; (of value), much;
gony, = the knee;
(knee, node (of grass), angled, angular)
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(LS, BL)

Clutia pulchella var. pulchella (La)
Iqadi, Lightning Bush, Oumeisieknie (PS)
Location: (K)

pulcher, pulchrum, = beautiful, beauteous, fair, handsome;
-ella, = diminutive.
pulchellus, pulcellus, = beautiful and little.
(ld, BL)

Clutia rubricaulis (La)
Jeukbossie (PS)
Location: (F)

rubeo, rubrus, = to be red or ruddy.
caulis, = the stalk or stem of a plant.
(ld)