Species Tritonia crispa
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Etymology of Tritonia:
La. triton = weathercock; alluding to the variable positions of the stamens. (Triton was also a Greek sea demigod, often represented as half man, half fish.)
Etymology of crispa:
From the Latin ‘crispa’ / ‘crispus’ meaning ‘curled’ or 'finely wavy'
Scientific name:
Tritonia crispa (L. f.) Ker Gawl.
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Cormous geophyte, 18--35 cm. Leaves sword-shaped with undulate and crisped margins. Flowers long-tubed, cream with red markings, pink on outside, bracts small, obtuse. Oct.--Dec. Rocky sandstone slopes in fynbos, NW, SW (Bokkeveld Mts to Grabouw).
Observations of Taxon
Tritonia crispa
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 11:58am
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Tritonia crispa
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Barbara Jeppe (David)
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Tritonia crispa
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Lynda de Wet (David)
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