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Gerbera Aurantiaca
''Gerbera aurantiaca'', the Hilton daisy, is a long-lived KwaZulu-Natal mistbelt grassland endemic and is a charismatic species because of its spectacular red flowers. Description The Hilton daisy is a relative of the common Barberton daisy. While the typical colour of the Hilton daisies is red, the flowers range from yellow through orange to bright red and deep scarlet. The Hilton daisy is an endangered species and only 15 viable populations of the species are known to exist. History The Hilton daisy was first discovered by Christian Ferdinand Krauss during his visit to Natal in 1839. They were first described by botanist Schulz Bipontinus in 1844 and named for the brilliant orange colour of the specimen sent over to Europe. The Hilton daisy is named after Hilton College and the nearby village of Hilton Hilton or Hylton may refer to: Companies * Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a global hospitality company based in the United States that owns several hotel chains and subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barberton Daisy
''Gerbera jamesonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Gerbera'' belonging to the basal Mutisieae tribe within the large Asteraceae (or Compositae) family. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy,Siyabona Africa http://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_barberton_daisy.html the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie or Rooigousblom in Afrikaans. It was the first species of Gerbera to be the subject of a scientific description, studied by J. D. Hooker in '' Curtis's Botanical Magazine'' in 1889. Etymology The genus was named in honour of German botanist and medical doctor Traugott Gerber (1710 — 1743). The ''Gerbera jamesonii'' was named in honour of Robert Jameson, who collected the plant near Barberton. The species epithet was proposed by the prominent South African botanist Harry Bolus, but first published by Richard Wills Adlam in 1888, so should be ascribed to him. Description ''Gerbera jamesonii'' is a tufted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban. It is the second-most populous province in South Africa, with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng. Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. These areas are extremely scenic as well as important to the surrounding ecosystems. During the 1830s and early 1840s, the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was established as the Zulu Kingdom while the southern part was, briefly, the Boer Natalia Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton College (South Africa)
Hilton College, more commonly referred to as Hilton, is a South African Private school, private boarding school for boys located near the town of Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and is situated on a 1,762 ha (4,350 acre) estate that includes a 550 ha (1,400 acre) wildlife reserve. Hilton College was founded in 1872 by Gould Arthur Lucas and Reverend William Orde Newnham as a non-denominational Christianity, Christian boys school. It follows English Public school (UK), public school tradition and is a full boarding school, which means all pupils live at the school, and is one of only two such remaining single-sex boys' schools (the other being Michaelhouse) to continue this practice in South Africa. Hilton's 500 pupils each have access to a personal tutor and have a bespoke academic plan, it has consistently maintained its position as the most expensive school in South Africa. History Establishment The grounds on which Hilton College is located wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
Hilton is a small town that lies near the city of Pietemaritzburg in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 1872 the Reverend William Orde Newnham opened Hilton College on a large estate 7.8km north of thtown which is now one of South Africa's leading private schools. History The woman who named Hilton was Jane Henderson, her husband Joseph Henderson (1825–1899): merchant, banker, financier and politician. He married Jane Maidstone née Pearson on the 13th Aug 1849 in Pietermaritzburg and accompanied Theophilus Shepstone as adviser to the Transvaal in 1877. Education in Hilton includes Cowan House, a private mixed boarding school for over 300 pupils. The school, founded in 1948 was destroyed in a fire in 1997 and was rebuilt the same year. Also St. Anne's Diocesan College, Grace College, Hilton college and Laddsworth Primary School. Geography Hilton lies on the brow of the escarpment above the neighbouring city of Pietermaritzburg, approximately 9 km nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutisieae
Mutisieae is a tribe of the family Asteraceae, subfamily Mutisioideae. Genera Mutisieae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as of June 2022: *''Adenocaulon'' *'' Amblysperma'' *''Brachyclados'' *''Chaetanthera'' *''Chaptalia'' *''Chucoa'' *''Cyclolepis'' *'' Eriachaenium'' *''Gerbera'' *''Leibnitzia'' *''Lulia'' *''Moscharia'' *''Mutisia'' *''Pachylaena'' *'' Panphalea'' *''Perdicium'' *''Trichocline'' *''Uechtritzia ''Oreoseris'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Anatolia, Central Asia, the Himalaya region, and Thailand. Originally described in 1838, it was resurrected with the Asian species of ''Gerbera ''Gerbera'' ( or ) ...'' References Asteraceae tribes {{Asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
