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

OSCULARIA (G)
Rock Vygie (Wf) Sandsteenvygie (Le)
Family: AIZOACEAE

os, oris, = the mouth;
-ulum, = diminutive;
osculor, = to kiss;
-arius, = indicates connection or possession.
(fanciful likeness of the toothed leaves)
(ld, BL, Le)

Oscularia deltoides (G)
Tooth-leaved Rock Vygie (Wf)
Location: (F, P)

Delta, = a name for the islands formed at the mouths of large rivers, especially the Nile, so called from their shape;
delta, = triangle; (the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet ‘Δ’);
-oides, = indicates resemblance.
(deltoid; a solid, the transverse section of which has a triangular outline, like the Greek ‘Δ’)

(LS, BL)