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Closeup of inflorescence and foliage of Lapeirousia oreogena, Kew Gardens

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Lapeirousia oreogena

Afrikaans: Nabyskoot van die blomme en blare van Lapeirousia oreogena (Iridaceae) te Davies Alpine Huis in die Koninklike Botaniese Tuin Kew, Londen. 'n Goeie eksemplaar van 'n besonder aantreklike spesie met kleurryke blomme en dekoratief golwende blaarrande. Inheems aan die Wes-Kaap (Calvinia-distrik). 'n Knolagtige geofiet, wat hoofsaaklik in woestyn- of droë bosveldbiome groei. Die spesienaam oreogena is Grieks en beteken 'uit die berg gebore', met verwysing na die spesie se hooglandhabitat.
English: Closeup of flowers and foliage of Lapeirousia oreogena (Iridaceae), Davies Alpine House, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London. A good specimen of a most attractive species with its richly-coloured flowers and decoratively undulate leaf margins. Native range: W. Cape Prov. (Calvinia District). A tuberous geophyte, growing primarily in desert or dry shrubland biomes. The specific name oreogena is Greek and means ‘born of the mountain’, in reference to its upland habitat.
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