Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

DIASCIA (G)
Twinspur, Horinkies (Le) Diascia (Wf)
Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

di-, = two;
dis-, = twice, double;
askon, = a leathern bag, a wineskin.
(two lateral corolla pouches)
(LS, Le)

Diascia capensis (La)

Location: (P)

cape, = Cape of Good Hope;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat.
(pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope; Cape Peninsula)
(BL)

Diascia diffusa (La)
Club-spur Diascia (Wf)
Location: (F)

dif-¸dis-, = asunder, in pieces, apart, in two, in different directions;
fundo, fusus, = to spread, extend, diffuse; spread out, extended, broad, large, copious, diffuse.
diffusus, = spread abroad, spread out, extended, wide.
(diffuse, loosely irregular or widely spreading, with branches diverging from the axis at an angle of 45° to 90°)
(ld, BL)

Diascia elongata (La)

Location: (P)

ē-, = out;
longus, = long;
elongo, = to prolong, protract;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(elongated)
(Ox, ld, BL)