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
STRUTHIOLA (G, La)
Featherhead, Katstertjie, Veertjie (Le)
Family: THYMELAEACEAE
strouthos, = any small bird, especially, a sparrow;
-ulus, = diminutive.
(possibly the seed resembles a small beak)
Struthion, = Soapwort – a plant called Fullers-Herb (1706).
(LS, BL, Le, Ox)
Struthiola ciliata (La)
Whip-stemmed Featherhead (Wf) Stroopbos (PS)
Location: (F, K)
cilium, = an eyelid;
cilium, = delicate hairs resembling eyelashes, especially such as form a fringe to the margins of leaves;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(fringed or surrounded with hairs or fine bristles)
(ld, Ox, BL)
Struthiola ciliata subsp. angustifolia [Now simply S ciliata] (La)
Whip-stemmed Featherhead (Wf) Stroopbos (PS)
Location: (F, K)
cilium, = an eyelid;
cilium, = delicate hairs resembling eyelashes, especially such as form a fringe to the margins of leaves;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(fringed or surrounded with hairs or fine bristles)

angustus, = narrow, strait, close, contracted, small, not spacious;
folium, = a leaf.
(narrow-leaved)
(ld, Ox, BL)
Struthiola confusa (La)
Cat's tail (Vo)
Location: (F, P)
confundo, confusus, = brought into disorder, confused, perplexed, disorderly.
(easily mistaken for another species)
(ld, K3)
Struthiola dodecandra (G)
Pink Featherhead (Wf) Soetgonna (PS)
Location: (F, K)
dodeca, = twelve;
aner, andrus, = man, of a man.
aner, andros, = male, stamen.
(twelve-stamened)

(LS, BL)
Struthiola eckloniana

Location: (K)
For Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795-1868);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)
Struthiola leptantha (G)
Jakkalsgare (PS)
Location: (K)
leptos, = peeled, cleaned of the husks: - hence, generally, thin, fine, slender, delicate: or thin, lean, meagre; slightly: subtly;
(slender, thin, narrow)
anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(LS, BL)
Struthiola martiana (La)

Location: (K)
For Carl (Karl) Friedrich Philipp Martius (1794-1868);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)
Struthiola myrsinites (G)
Streamside Cat's Tail (Vo)
Location: (F, K)
myrsine, = the myrtle;
-ites, -itis, = indicates a close connection.
(LS, BL)
Struthiola striata (La)
Common Featherhead (Wf) Veërtjie, Roemenaggie (PS)
Location: (F, K)
stria, = a furrow, channel, hollow; the flute of a column;
(a fine linear marking, line, streak or groove)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(striated;marked by longitudinal lines)
(ld, BL)
Struthiola tomentosa (La)
Roemenaggie (PS)
Location: (F, K)
tomentum, = a stuffing for cushions (e.g. of wool, hair, feathers, straw, etc.);
(tomentose, matted woolly down on stems and leaves)
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
(tomentose; thickly and evenly covered with short more or less appressed curled or curved matted hairs)
(ld, BL)
Struthiola virgata [Now S. ciliata] (La)

Location: (K)
virga, = a slender green branch, a twig, sprout, switch, rod;
(slender green branch, twig, scion, stripe)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
virgatus, = made of twigs or osiers.
(twiggy, long and slender, or streaked, rod-like)
(ld, BL)