Orchidaceae

Disa P.J.Bergius

First published in Descr. Pl. Cap.: 348 (1767)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bytebier, B., Bellstedt, D.U. & Linder, H.P. (2008). A new phylogeny-based sectional classification for the large African orchid genus Disa. Taxon 57: 1233-1251.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 275.
  • Pl. Cap. 348, t. 4, fig. 7 (1767)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Descr. Pl. Cap.: 348 (1767).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Cap.: 348 (1767)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 19, 2001 Burger, W. [603] Ethiopia K000416010 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Linder, H.P. [2003] South Africa K000077622 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1881 Fannin [53] South Africa K000077596 Type Yes
Hall, A.V. [789] South Africa K:SPC-26827.000 No
Burger, W. [603] Ethiopia K:SPC-30122.000 No
Schaijes, M. [1571] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47439.000 No
Jackson, G. [709] Nigeria K:SPC-29383.000 No
Williamson, G. [226] Zambia K:SPC-33781.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-33968.000 No
Williamson, G. [146] Zambia K:SPC-06049.369 No
Richards, H.M. [8110] Zambia K:SPC-06656.000 No
Williamson, G. [624] Zambia K:SPC-33754.000 No
Morze, G. [147] Zambia K:SPC-31769.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2175] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48952.000 No
Williamson, G. [307] Zambia K:SPC-33162.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-17326.014 No
Cribb, P.J. [6003] Malawi K:SPC-49144.000 No
Williamson, G. [232] Zambia K:SPC-06049.374 No
Zambia K:SPC-33878.000 No
Williamson, G. [632] Zambia K:SPC-17326.010 No
Schaijes, M. [1653] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47950.000 No
Williamson, G. [713] Zambia K:SPC-33139.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4044] Zambia K:SPC-18538.000 No
Williamson, G. [295] Zambia K:SPC-01800.049 No
Williamson, G. [659] Zambia K:SPC-33144.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4713] Zambia K:SPC-23132.000 No
Williamson, G. [652] Zambia K:SPC-01800.068 No
Holmes [14] Zambia K:SPC-77386.000 No
Hall, A.V. [849] South Africa K:SPC-26848.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [6015] Malawi K:SPC-49146.000 No
Roberts, D. [119 or 120] Madagascar K:SPC-76704.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [6004] Malawi K:SPC-49143.000 No
Williamson, G. [682] Zambia K:SPC-33167.000 No
Ash [948] Ethiopia K:SPC-36346.000 No
Holmes [113 106 107] K:SPC-77387.000 No
Mac Owan, P. [1123] South Africa K000077597 Type Yes
Mac Owan, P. [1123] South Africa K000077598 Type Yes
Whyte, A. Malawi K000077651 Type No
[SRGH 71437] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29626.000 No
Bone, R.E.; Merrett, L. [s.n.] Zambia K:SPC-78364.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [020 or 0143] Zambia K:SPC-75902.000 No
Hall, R.V. [964] South Africa K:SPC-27885.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [1163] Yemen K:SPC-38863.000 No
Williamson, G. [404] Zambia K:SPC-34413.000 No
Fanshawe, D.G. [650] Zambia K:SPC-29647.000 No
Holmes [113 or 106 or 107] K:SPC-77400.000 No
Hall, E.V. [839] South Africa K:SPC-26832.000 No
Williamson, G. [184] Zambia K:SPC-06049.372 No
Zambia K:SPC-34407.000 No
Williamson, G. [725] Zambia K:SPC-11887.015 No
Leedal, G.P. [5591] Tanzania K:SPC-40503.000 No
Williamson, G. [223] Zambia K:SPC-01800.025 No
Holmes, W.D. [0210] Zambia K:SPC-36572.000 No
Richards, H.M. [10449] Malawi K:SPC-00516.000 No
Williamson, G. [637] Zambia K:SPC-33155.000 No
Williamson, G. [651] Zambia K:SPC-06049.423 No
Williamson, G. [185] Zambia K:SPC-33973.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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