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
LAMPRANTHUS (G, La)
Lampranthus (Wf) Vygie (Le)
Family: AIZOACEAE
lampro-, = bright, brilliant, radiant;
anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(LS)
Lampranthus aduncus (La)
Modest Lampranthus (Wf)
Location: (F)
aduncus, = bent in the manner of a hook, hooked.
(ld)
Lampranthus aestivus (La)
False Bay Lampranthus (Wf)
Location: (F, K)
aestas, = the summer season, as one half of the year;
-ivus, = indicates capacity, ability, possession by or property of.
aestivus, = of or pertaining to summer, summer-like, summer.
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus aurantiacus [Now L. glaucoides] (La)

Location: (K)
auro, = to overlay with gold, to gild;
aurantiacus, = orange, between yellow and scarlet.
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus bicolor (La)

Location: (F)
bis, bi-, = twice, twofold, having two-;
color, = colour, hue, tint.
bicolor, bicolorus, = of two colours, two-coloured.
(ld)
Lampranthus capillaceus [Now L. glomeratus] (La)

Location: (F, K)
capillus, = the hair, the hair of the head; (while crinis is any hair);
(hair, hair’s width, 0.18mm.)
-aceus, = indicates resemblance.
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus coralliflorus (La)

Location: (F)
corallum, = red coral;
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(Alien)
(Ox, ld)
Lampranthus emarginatus (La)

Location: (F, P)
e-, ex-, = without, lacking, destitute of, un-;
margo, marginis, = an edge, brink, border, margin;
emargino, = to deprive of its edge;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(emarginated; shallowly notched, usually at the tip)
(BL, ld)
Lampranthus explanatus (La)

Location: (F)
e-, ex-, = without, lacking, destitute of, un-;
planus, = even, level, flat, plane;
explano, = to flatten or spread out;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
explanatus, = plain, distinct.
(flattened, outspread, explained)
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus falciformis (La)

Location: (K)
falx, = a sickle, reaping-hook, a pruning-hook, scythe;
forma, = form, contour, figure, shape, appearance.
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus furvus (La)

Location: (F)
furvus, = dark, dusky, gloomy, swarthy, black.
(dark, dusky, black)
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus glaucoides (G)

Location: (K)
glaukos, = pale-green, bluish-green, gray;
(glaucous; bluish-green or grey)
(covered with a fine bloom of the colour of a Cabbage leaf)
-ōidēs, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(LS, BL)
Lampranthus glomeratus (La)

Location: (F, K)
glomero, = to gather into a round heap or knot, to collect, press, crowd, assemble together;
(form into a ball)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(compactly clustered)
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus reptans (La)

Location: (K)
repo, = to creep, crawl.
(creeping prostrate and rooting; arching and then rooting)
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus serpens (La)

Location: (F)
serpo, = to creep, crawl.
serpens, = a creeping thing, a creeper, crawler.
(creeping)
(ld, BL)
Lampranthus stenus (G)

Location: (K)
stēnos, = narrow, straight.
(LS)
Lampranthus vanzijliae

Location: (F)
For Mrs. Dorothy Constantia van Zijl (1886-1938).**
(Ch)