Please note that an idented Scientific Name in the below table
means that the name is a synonym. (eg. Faurea racemosa
is a synonym for Faurea forficuliflora).
| Scientific Name |
Origin of Scientific Name -
Meaning |
| Leucadendron |
white tree - after the Silver Tree |
| album |
‘white’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘Protea - like’ (inflor.) |
| arcuatum |
‘arched’ - florets |
|
|
‘Crassula - leaf’ |
| argenteum |
‘silver’ (leaves) |
| barkerae |
after WF Barker (12007 -) |
| bonum |
‘a good thing’ |
| brunioides |
‘little Brunia’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘grey - plant’ |
|
|
‘twisting and turning’ (stems) |
| burchellii |
after WJ Burchell (1781 - 1863) |
| cadens |
‘falling’ (habit) |
| chamelaea |
creeping’ (habit) |
| cinereum |
‘ash-coloured’ (leaves) |
| comosum |
‘crowned’ |
|
|
after Deas |
| concavum |
‘hollow’ (perianth) |
| conicum |
‘cone-shaped’ (cones) |
| coniferum |
‘cone-bearing’ |
|
|
‘from the sands’ |
| cordatum |
‘heart-shaped’ (cones) |
|
|
‘trailing’ (habit) |
| coriaceum |
‘like leather’ (leaves) |
| corymbosum |
‘rounded, flat-topped’ (inflor.) |
| cryptocephalum |
hidden-head’ |
| daphnoides |
‘laurel (Daphne)-like’ (leaves) |
| diemontianum |
in honour of M Diemont |
| discolor |
‘two colours’ (involucral leaves) |
| dregei |
after JF Drege (1794-1881) |
|
|
‘from Swartberg’ |
| dubium |
‘doubt’ (a valid species?) |
| elimense |
‘from Elim’ |
| ericifolium |
‘ericoid-leaf’ |
|
|
‘one-flower’ (inflor.) |
| eucalyptifolium |
‘gum (Eucalyptus)-leaf’ |
|
|
‘woolly-shoot’ |
|
|
‘willow (Salix)-like’ (leaves) |
| flexuosum |
‘full of bends’ (stems) |
| floridum |
‘bearing many flowers’ |
| foedum |
‘smelling’-inflor.s) |
| galpinii |
after EE Galpin (1858-1941) |
| gandogeri |
after M Gandoger (1850-1926) |
|
|
‘decorative’ |
|
|
after FA Guthrie (1831-1899) |
| glaberrimum |
‘totally hairless’ (leaves) |
| globosum |
‘round’ (cones) |
|
|
‘large / noble-flower’ |
| gydoense |
‘from the Gydo’ |
| lanigerium |
‘wool-bearing’ (leaves) |
|
|
'splendid rival’ |
| laureolum |
‘like a laural’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘decorative’ |
| laxum |
‘spread out’ (branches) |
| levisanus |
after G. Lewis |
| linifolium |
‘flax-leaf’ |
|
|
‘long-branched’ |
|
|
‘twisting & turning’ (stems) |
| loeriense |
‘from Loerie’ |
| loranthifolium |
‘mistletoe (Loranthus)-leaf’ |
|
|
after HW Pearson (1870-1916) |
|
|
‘false-spoon’ (leaf) |
| macowanii |
after P MacOwan (1830-12009) |
| meridianum |
‘southern’ (locality at Agulhas) |
| meyerianum |
after EHF Meyer (1791-1858) |
| microcephalum |
‘small-head’ (cones) |
|
|
‘decorative’ |
|
|
‘rough with scales’ (seeds) |
|
|
after TP Stokoe (1868-1959) |
| modestum |
‘shy’ (small stature) |
| muirii |
after J Muir (1874-1947) |
| nervosum |
‘veined’ (leaves) |
| nitidum |
‘shiny’ (leaves) |
|
|
after H Schinz (1858-1941) |
|
|
after FR Schlechter (1872-125) |
| nobile |
‘splendid’ |
| olens |
‘smelling’ |
| orientale |
‘of the east’ |
| platyspermum |
‘flat-seed’ |
|
|
‘crowned’ (cones) |
| procerum |
‘very tall’ (habit) |
|
|
‘elegant’ |
| pubescens |
‘soft, downy hair’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘silky down-head’ |
|
|
after NS Pillans (1884-1964) |
| pubibracteolatum |
‘downy-haired bracts’ |
| radiatum |
‘radiating (branches) |
| remotum |
‘far away’ (from Cape Town) |
| roodii |
after PB Rood (1861-1946) |
| rourkii |
after JP Rourke (1942-) |
| rubrum |
‘red’ (incorrectly to purple bracts) |
|
|
‘few flowered’ (inflor.) |
|
|
‘feathered’ (cones) |
| salicifolium |
‘willow (Salix) -leaf’ |
|
|
‘constant’ (lacking variation) |
| salignum |
‘willow (Salix) -like’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘pale’ (involucral leaves) |
| sessile |
‘without a stalk’ (inflor.) |
|
|
‘ground-stem’ (habit) |
| sheilae |
after Sheila (wife of I Williams) |
| singulare |
‘unique’ |
| sorocephalodes |
‘resembling Sorocephalus’ |
| spirale |
‘spiral’ (cones) |
| spissifolium |
‘closely packed leaves’ |
|
|
‘ascending’ (habit) |
|
|
‘hairless’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘resembling a Gnidia’ |
|
|
‘small’ (habit) |
|
|
‘from Natal’ |
|
|
after EP Phillips (1884-1967) |
|
|
‘of the river bank’ |
|
|
‘twiggy’ |
| stellare |
‘star-like’ (involucral leaves) |
|
|
‘crowberry (Empetrium) -leaf’ |
| stelligerum |
‘bearing stars’ (inflor.) |
| strobilinum |
‘cone’ |
|
|
‘of rocks’ |
| teretifolium |
‘needle-leaf’ |
|
|
‘like a fir tree (Abies) ‘ (leaves) |
| thymifolium |
‘thyme-leaf’ |
| tinctum |
‘dyed’ (involucral leaves) |
| tradouwense |
‘of the tradouw region’ |
| uliginosum |
‘growing in swampy places’ |
| verticillatum |
‘whorled’ (inflor.) |
| xanthoconus |
‘yellow-coned’ |
|
|
‘growing in swampy places’ |
| Scientific Name |
Origin of Scientific Name -
Meaning |
| Mimetes |
imitator (leaves resembling Leucospermum) |
| arboreus |
tree |
| argenteus |
silver (leaves) |
| capitulatus |
golden flower |
| cucullatus |
cowled (inflor.bracts) |
|
|
after JF Drege (1794-1881) |
|
|
lax-leaf |
|
|
lyre-like (leaves) |
|
|
of doubtful status (taxonomy) |
|
|
after H Schinz (1858-1941) |
| fimbriifolius |
hairy margin-leaf |
|
|
cowled (inflor. bracts) |
|
|
after J Hartog (1663-1722) |
| hirtus |
hairy (leaves) |
| hottentoticus |
of the hottentots (locality: Hottentot Holland
Mountains) |
| palustris |
from the marsh |
| pauciflorus |
few-flowered |
|
|
after A Rehmann (1840-1917) |
| saxatilis |
of rocks (habitat) |
| splendidus |
splendid |
|
|
in one piece (leaf margins) |
| stokoei |
after JP Stokoe (1868-1959) |
| Scientific Name |
Origin of Scientific Name -
Meaning |
| Paranomus |
meaning ‘beside the custom’, refers to the
unusual leaves of some Scepters which do not have the
typical net veins typical of flowering plants. This genus
was also known as Nivenia (after J Niven
(1776-1828) |
| abrotanifolius |
Abrotinus- leaf |
|
|
small flowered |
| adiantifolius |
maidenhair fern (Adiantus) -leaf |
|
|
spoon-shaped (leaves) |
| bolusii |
after H Bolus (1834-1911) |
| bracteolaris |
bearing bracts (inflor.) |
|
|
loose (inflor.) |
| capitatus |
bearing a head (inflor.) |
| centauroides |
resembling Centaurea (inflor.) |
| dispersus |
scattered (distribution) |
| dregei |
after JF Drege (1794-1881) |
|
|
after HWR Marloth (1855-1931) |
| esterhuyseniae |
after EE Esterhuysen (1912-) |
| lagopus |
hare-foot (inflor) |
| longicaulis |
long-stemmed (flowering branch) |
|
|
variable-leaf |
| reflexus |
bent backwards (florets) |
| roodebergensis |
from the Roodeberg |
| sceptrum-gustavianus |
‘King Gustav’s sceptre’ |
|
|
sceptre (inflor.) |
|
|
spoon-shaped (leaves) |
|
|
after J Muir (1874-1947) |
| spicatus |
resembling an ear of corn (inflor.) |
|
|
Crithmum-leaf |
| tomentosus |
covered with wooly hairs (inflor.) |
| Scientific Name |
Origin of Scientific Name -
Meaning |
| Spatalla |
‘wantonness’- a sexual allusion to the
large pollen presenter on so small a flower; also
‘spoon’. As defined today it inclused the genus
Spatallopsis (‘small Spatalla’) |
| argentea |
silver (leaves) |
| barbigera |
bearing a beard (leaves) |
|
|
after WJ Burchell (1781-1863) |
| caudata |
with a tail (flowering branches) |
|
|
ericoid-leaf |
|
|
tail-plant (flowering branches) |
| colorata |
colourful (inflor.) |
| confusa |
confusing (a taxonomical problem) |
| curvifolia |
curved-leaf |
|
|
after EE Galpin (1858-1941) |
| ericoides |
resembling an Erica (leaves) |
| incurva |
curved inwards (leaves) |
|
|
sharp tipped-leaf |
|
|
after N Wallich (1786-1854) |
| longifolia |
long-leaf |
|
|
cylindrical (inflor.) |
| mollis |
soft (inflor. hairs) |
|
|
branched-lobes (involucre) |
|
|
covered with hair (inflor.) |
| nubicola |
living in the clouds |
| pariles |
equal (similar to other species) |
|
|
afer H Bolus (1834-1911) |
| prolifera |
bearing many flowers |
| propinqua |
closely related (to S incurva) |
| racemosa |
arranged in a raceme (inflor.) |
| salsoides |
resembling a salt bush (habit) |
| setacea |
bristled (inflor.) |
| squamata |
scaled (bracteoles) |
| thyrsiflora |
with a densely branched, cymose inflor. |
| tulbaghensis |
from Tulbagh |
| Scientific Name |
Origin of Scientific Name -
Meaning |
| Protea |
after the Greek God who could change his shape |
| acaulos |
without a stem |
| acuminata |
pointed (leaves) |
|
|
Ceder mountains |
| amplexicaulos |
clasping the stem |
| angolensis |
from Angola |
| angustata |
narrowed (leaves) |
| aristata |
awned |
| aspersa |
rough (leaves) |
| asymmetrica |
asymmetrical |
| aurea |
golden |
|
|
long-leaf |
| burchellii |
after WJ Burchell (1781-1863) |
|
|
small-beautiful |
|
|
beautiful |
|
|
somewhat-small-beautiful |
| caespitosa |
growing in tufts |
|
|
of the cabbage family |
| caffra |
Caffraria (eastern South Africa) |
|
|
after LR Baur (1825-1889) |
|
|
after H Bolus (1834-1911) |
|
|
from Gaza |
|
|
with many bracts |
|
|
from Natal |
|
|
rose-flower |
|
|
after AM Pegler (1861-1921) |
|
|
with a stalk |
| canaliculata |
channelled (leaves) |
|
|
after SF Harmer |
| compacta |
pressed together (leaves) |
|
|
three-flowered |
| comptonii |
after RH Compton (1886-1979) |
| convexa |
domed (involucral receptacle) |
| cordata |
heart-shaped (leaves) |
| coronata |
crowned |
|
|
unknown |
|
|
big-headed |
| cryophila |
cold-loving |
|
|
snow-flower |
| curvata |
curved (leaves) |
| cynaroides |
resembling an artichoke (Cyanara) |
| decurrens |
running downwards (leaves) |
| denticulata |
with minute teeth (leaves) |
| dracomontana |
dragon mountain (Drakensburg) |
|
|
from Inyanga |
| effusa |
spreading out |
|
|
after HWR Marloth (1855-1931) |
| enervis |
lacking vigor |
| eximia |
distinguished |
|
|
broad-leaf |
| foliosa |
full of leaves |
| gaguedi |
vernacular name for Protea in Ethiopia |
|
|
from Ethiopia |
|
|
three-cornered (seeds) |
| glabra |
hairless (leaves) |
| grandiceps |
large / noble-head |
| holosericea |
covered with silky hairs |
| humiflora |
ground-flower |
| inopina |
unexpected |
| intonsa |
unshaven |
| lacticolor |
milk-coloured |
| laetans |
joyful (after Blyde River) |
| laevis |
smooth |
|
|
after C Zeyher (1799-1858) |
| lanceolata |
lance-shaped (leaves) |
|
|
laurel-leaf |
| lepidocarpodendron |
scaly-fruit-tree |
|
|
black-white |
| longifolia |
long-leaf |
|
|
unknown |
|
|
smaller |
| lorea |
thong-like (leaves) |
| lorifolia |
strap-leaf |
|
|
big leaf |
| magnifica |
magnificent |
|
|
bearded |
| montana |
of the mountain |
|
|
after AM Tugwell |
| mucronifolia |
sharp tipped-leaf |
| mundii |
after JLL Mund (1791-1831) |
| namaquana |
from namaqualand |
| nana |
dwarf |
|
|
roselike |
| neriifolia |
oleander (Nerium) -leaf |
| nitida |
shining |
|
|
tree |
|
|
large / noble-flower |
| nubigena |
born of the clouds |
| obtusifolia |
round-tipped-leaf |
|
|
beautiful-head |
| odorata |
sweet-smelling |
| parvula |
very small |
| pendula |
hanging down |
| petiolaris |
stalked |
|
|
from Katanga |
|
|
from Angola |
| piscina |
fish pond (Visgat) |
|
|
thin-leaf |
| pityphylla |
pine-leaf |
| pruinosa |
filled with hoar frost |
| pudens |
bushful |
| punctata |
marked with dots |
| recondita |
hidden |
| repens |
creeping (erroneously to habit) |
|
|
nectar-producing |
| restionfolia |
restio-leaf |
| revoluta |
rolled back at edge (leaves) |
| roupelliae |
after AE Roupell (1817-1914) |
| rubropilosa |
red short hair |
| rupicola |
rock-dweller |
|
|
after ESC Dyke (?-1915) |
|
|
living among rocks |
| scabra |
rough (leaves) |
|
|
from Caledon |
| scabriuscula |
slightly rough (leaves) |
| scolopendriifolia |
hart tongue fern-leaf |
| scolymocephala |
thistle (Scolymus)-head |
| scorzonerifolia |
salsify (Scorzonera)-leaf |
| simplex |
simple |
|
|
after W Dodd |
|
|
after HG Flanagan (1861-1919) |
|
|
from the Transvaal |
| speciosa |
handsome |
|
|
after W Paterson (1755-1810) |
| stokoei |
after TP Stokoe (1868-1959) |
| subulifolia |
awl-leaf |
| subvestita |
partially clothed (leaf hairs) |
|
|
milk-coloured |
|
|
of the east |
| sulphurea |
sulphur-coloured |
| susannae |
after Susanna Muir |
| tenax |
tough |
|
|
wavy |
| venusta |
beautiful |
| vogtsiae |
after MM Vogts (born 12008) |
| welwitschii |
after FMJ Welwitsch (1806 -) |
| wentzeliana |
after Wentzel |
|
|
bearded |
|
|
new-bearded |
| witzenbergiana |
of the Witzenberg |
| Scientific Name |
Origin of Scientific Name -
Meaning |
| Serruria |
after Dr James Serrurier, Professor of botany at
Utrecht, 18th century |
| acrocarpa |
‘tip seed’ (style persistent on fruit) |
| adscendens |
‘rising’ (branches) |
| aemula |
‘rival’ (in beauty) |
|
|
‘fringed with hairs’ (leaf) |
| aitonii |
after W Aiton (- 1793) |
|
|
‘silver-leaf’ |
|
|
‘pleasant’ |
| dodii |
after W Dodd |
| effusa |
‘spread out’ (habit) |
| elongata |
‘elongate’ (inflo. stalk) |
| fasciflora |
‘bundle-flowered’ |
|
|
‘two-glanded’ |
|
|
after Burmann |
|
|
after J Knight |
|
|
‘few-flowers’ |
|
|
‘somewhat-silky-haired’ |
| flagellifolia |
‘whip-leaf’ |
| flava |
‘yellow’ (flowers) |
| florida |
‘adorned with beautiful flowers’ |
| fucifolia |
‘Fucus (a seaweed) - leaf’ |
| furcellata |
‘small-fork’ (leaf) |
| glomerata |
‘small clustered mass’ (inflor.) |
| heterophylla |
‘various leaf’ (shape) |
| hirusta |
‘long-haired’ (leaf) |
| inconspicua |
‘inconspicuous’ (small inflor.) |
| incrassata |
‘very thick’ (stems) |
| kraussii |
after CFF Krauss (1812-18200) |
| leipoldtii |
after CFL Leipoldt (1880-1947) |
| linearis |
‘linear’ (leaves) |
|
|
‘simple-leaf’ |
| meisneriana |
after CF Meisner (1800-1874) |
| millefolia |
‘thousand-leaves’ |
| nervosa |
‘sinewy’ (leaf) |
|
|
after H Bolus (1834-1911) |
| pedunculata |
‘stalked’ (inflor.) |
|
|
‘Artemisia -leaf’ |
|
|
‘long-footed’ (inflor. stalk) |
| phylicoides |
‘resembling Phylica’ (inflor.) |
|
|
‘bearded’ (perianth) |
| pinnata |
‘stalked’ (leaf) |
|
|
‘graceful’ (inflor.) |
| reflexa |
‘bending backwards’ (style) |
| rosea |
‘pink’ (invol bracts) |
|
|
‘rival’ (beauty) |
| rostellaris |
‘short-beaked’ (fruit) |
| roxburghii |
after W Roxburgh (1751-1815) |
| rubricaulis |
‘red-stem’ |
| trilopha |
‘three-crested’ (leaf) |
| triternata |
‘three-threes’ (leaf) |
|
|
‘dill (Anethum) - leaf’ |
| villosa |
shaggy-haired’ (perianth) |
|
|
‘of the valley’ (habitat) |
| viridifolia |
‘green-leaf’ |
|
|
‘hairless’ (leaf) |
| williamsii |
after IJM Williams (1912-) |
| zeyheri |
after CLP Zeyher (1799-1858) |
