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Thamnochortus lucens

Thamnochortus lucens male
Common names: jackal-tail restio (Eng.); jakkalsstert (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... if they are over-watered with little air movement. The Restionaceae family contains about 28 genera and 400 species. ... hemisphere although one species occurs in Vietnam. Restionaceae comes from a Latin word, restis, and means cord ...

02 / 03 / 2009 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia stipularis

E. stipularis
Common names: cushion restio
Family: Restionaceae

... as long as it gets sufficient watering. The family name, Restionaceae, refers to the Latin restis, which means cord or ...

10 / 12 / 2007 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Rhodocoma gigantea

Rhodocoma gigantea
Common names: dekriet, olifantsriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

19 / 03 / 2007 | Karen Wall | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus bachmannii

Thamnochortus bachmannii
Common names: Namaqua thatching reed, steenbok reed (Eng.); steenboksriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... in Darling and Hopefield from 1883-1887. The family name, Restionaceae, refers to the Latin restis , which means cord ...

08 / 05 / 2006 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Rhodocoma capensis

Rhodocoma capensis
Family: Restionaceae

... in the form of a deep layer of mulch. Like all other Restionaceae, Rhodocoma capensis is wind pollinated. The ... the old Cape Province. It is part of the large family of Restionaceae, a southern hemisphere family of more than 400 ...

04 / 10 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Cannomois virgata

Male inflorescence
Common names: bell reed, rekoala (Eng.); bergbamboes, besemriet,olifantsriet, perdehoef, assegaai (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... survive in frozen or very wet, cold soils. Like all other Restionaceae, Cannomois virgata is wind pollinated. The seeds ... virgata belongs to the large southern hemisphere family of Restionaceae, which constitutes more than 400 species of ...

26 / 07 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus cinereus

Female plant in flower
Common names: silver restio (Eng.); silwerriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... reach a height of 1.5 m above the foliage. Members of the Restionaceae family do not have real leaves but the sterile ... southern part of South Africa. It is part of the family of Restionaceae, which is widespread throughout the southern ... Madagascar, Indo-China and Chile. The family name of Restionaceae refers to the Latin  restis , which means cord ...

31 / 05 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia capensis

Elegia capensis
Common names: horsetail restio (Eng.); besemriet, fonteinriet, katstert, kanet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... all ripe at the same time. While most other genera of the Restionaceae make seed collecting difficult because all the ... genus Elegia , and 18 other genera belong to the family Restionaceae.   The name Elegia is presumed to come from the ...

09 / 02 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia equisetacea

Elegia equisetacea
Family: Restionaceae

04 / 08 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Rhodocoma foliosa

Rhodocoma foliosa
Common names: Mikado stems (Eng.); kort Langeberg riet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... in large quantities by the female plants. Like most Restionaceae this species must be grown in full sun, prefers ... Rhodocoma is one of the smaller genera of the family of Restionaceae, with six described species. Growth forms vary ...

21 / 07 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio multiflorus

Restio multiflorus
Common names: many-flowered restio
Family: Restionaceae

... and grow in a more or less tufted form. Like many other Restionaceae, the young plants produce finely branched ... stems on the outside part of the plant. The family name of Restionaceae refers to the Latin  restis , which means cord ... Africa. More than 400 species in about 40 genera of the Restionaceae family occur in the winter rainfall regions of ...

02 / 06 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio dispar

Female inflorescences of Restio dispar
Common names: red-spathe restio
Family: Restionaceae

... on at the outside part of the plant. The family name of Restionaceae refers to the Latin restis , which means cord ... The more than 400 species in about 40 genera of the Restionaceae family occur in the winter rainfall regions of ...

05 / 05 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio quadratus

Restio quadratus
Common names: square-stem restio, flats restio (Eng.) vlakteriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

21 / 10 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio festuciformis

Restio festuciformis
Common names: green grass-like restio (Eng.); groengrasriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

12 / 08 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus fraternus

Thamnochortus fratenus
Common names: dune thatching reed
Family: Restionaceae

... stems at the outside part of the plant. The family name of Restionaceae is derived from the Latin  restis , which means ... Africa. The more than 400 species in about 40 genera ofthe Restionaceae family occur in the winter-rainfall regions of ...

08 / 04 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio subverticillatus

Restio subverticillatus
Common names: broom restio (Eng.); besemriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... part of the plant. The genus name Restio and family name Restionaceae refer to the Latin  restis , which means cord ... The more than 400 species in about 40 genera of the Restionaceae family occur in the winter-rainfall regions of ...

11 / 03 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio paniculatus

Restio paniculatus
Common names: calopsis (English); besemgoed (Afrikaans)
Family: Restionaceae

... known as Calopsis paniculata.  The family name name Restionaceae refers to the Latin restis , which means cord ... although not related, to the grasses. The fact that Restionaceae are often diocecious (separate male and female ...

11 / 02 / 2002 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Elegia fistulosa

Elegia fistulosa
Common names: Hollow Reed, Pypriet
Family: Restionaceae

... National Botanical Garden November 2001 It belongs to the Restionaceae, a large family of about 400 species, nearly 350 ...

12 / 11 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia tectorum

Elegia tectorum
Common names: Cape thatching reed, deckreed (Eng.), dakriet, dekriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... the germination rate of this and many other species of Restionaceae. The main requirements for growing restios ... Cape thatching reed belongs to the family of Cape reeds (Restionaceae) and are also known as restios. These plants ...

13 / 08 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus insignis

Thamnochortus insignis, male plant.
Common names: Albertinia thatching reed (Eng.); dekriet, mannetjiesriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... name is Latin and means ‘remarkable’. Plants of the Restionaceae family, commonly called restios, occur mainly in ...

16 / 04 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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