Species within a genus

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
DROSANTHEMUM (G)
Dew Vygie (Wf) Douwvygie (Le)
Family: AIZOACEAE
drosos, = dew;
anthemon, anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(dewy leaf-glands)
(LS, Le)
Drosanthemum candens (La)
Sea Dew Vygie (Wf)
Location: (F)
candeo, = to be brilliant, glittering, to shine, glitter, glisten.
candens, = shining, dazzling, white, bright, glowing.
(ld)
Drosanthemum floribundum (La)

Location: (K)
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower;
abunde, = in great profusion or abundance, abundantly, exceedingly, very.
(profusely flowering)
(ld, BL)
Drosanthemum hispidum (La)
Fyn T'nouroebos (PS)
Location: (P)
hispido, = to make bristly, prickly;
-idus, = indicates a state or action in progress (‘-ish’).
hispidus, = rough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly.
(hispid, covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch)
(ld, BL)
Drosanthemum speciosum (La)

Location: (F)
specio, = to look, look at, behold;
species, = the outward appearance, exterior; shape, form, figure, mien;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
speciosus, = good looking, showy, handsome, brilliant;

(showy, splendid)
(ld, BL)
Drosanthemum stokoei
Bergvygie (Vo)
Location: (F)
For Thomas Pearson Stokoe (1868-1959),** mountaineer and member of the Mountain Club of South Africa, watercolor artist and prolific plant collector, a Yorkshireman who left his wife of 16 years and daughter and emigrated to South Africa in 1911.
(Ch)