Species Diascia collina
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Diascia:
Gk. di- = two; askion = wineskin, bladder, belly; referring to the two lateral corolla pouches.
Etymology of collina:
From the Latin collinus = 'pertaining to hills'; referring to the habitat
Scientific name:
Diascia collina K. E. Steiner
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Bothalia 39(1): 11 (2009)
Synonym status:
Year published:
2009
Decumbent annual to 20 cm. Leaves elliptic to oblong, pinnatifid to pinnatisect. Flowers axillary, 2-saccate, greyish magenta with dark magenta centre and yellow sacs and stamen-bearing boss, limb 13--20 mm long, sacs c. 4--5 mm long, stamens yellow, posterior filaments with a prominent protruberence at the bend, pollen orange. Capsules ovate-falcate. Aug.--Sept. Strandveld in sandy loam, SW (Langebaan and Postberg).
Observations of Taxon
Diascia collina
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/09/2020 - 12:49pm
Collection:
Diascia collina
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/09/2020 - 1:57pm
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