Taxon

Diascia patens

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Common name: Horingkies, Twinspurs
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon)
Synonym: Diascia monasca
Distribution: Eastern Cape, Western Cape
National red list: Least Concern
Comments: Diascias are pollinated by a specialised genus of bee, Rediviva, whose forelegs have evolved to as much as three times their normal length in order to reach deep into the flower to harvest the oil.
Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

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