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

CHASMANTHE (G)
Cobra Lily, Kapelpypie (Le)
Family: IRIDACEAE

khasma, = a yawning hollow, a chasm, gulf;
anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(shape of the corolla)
(LS, Le)

Chasmanthe aethiopica (G, La)
Lesser Cobra Lily (Wf) Cobra Lily, Suurkanolpypie (Sw) Suurkanol (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)

Aithiops, (αίθώ, όψ), = an Ethiop, negro, properly Burnt-face.
Aethiopia, = a country in Africa, on both sides of the equator. Its limits cannot be accurately defined.
(usually South Africa, in classical use Africa south of Libya and Egypt, hence Abyssinia)
-icus, = indicates ‘belonging to’.
(LS, ld, BL)

Chasmanthe floribunda (La)
Greater Cobra Lily (Wf) Piempiempie, Rooipypie, Suurkanol (PS)
Location: (F, K)

flos, floris, = a blossom, flower;
abunde, = in great profusion or abundance, abundantly, exceedingly, very.
(profusely flowering)
(ld, BL)