Species within a genus

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DISA (La, G)
Disa (Le)
Family: ORCHIDACEAE

dives, dis, = rich, sumptuous, costly, splendid, precious.
Dis, Dios, ΔΙΣ, = Zeus.
(Various derivations are proposed. The most likely is in commemoration of Disa**, a legendary Swedish Queen.)

(ld, LS, Le)

Disa bodkinii

Location: (F, K)

For Prof. Alfred A. Bodkin (1847-1930),** a British-born plant collector in South Africa who worked with Harry Bolus and accompanied him on collecting trips. He was a distinguished mathematician and was from 1881 to 1902 Professor of Mathematics at Bishop's, Cape Town.
(Ch)