Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa aperta N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 286 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania, Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl., Orch. Gen. et Sp. 1: 785 (1900).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 286 (1898).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 13, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW110] Zambia K001291953 Yes
Jun 17, 1978 Richards, H.M. [15809] Tanzania K000317247 Yes
Jun 17, 1978 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M. [13647] Tanzania K000317246 Yes
Jun 17, 1978 Holmes, W.D. [259] Zambia K000317258 Yes
Jun 17, 1978 Richards, H.M. [15809] Tanzania K000317253 Yes
Jun 17, 1978 Watermeyer, A.M. [214] Tanzania K000317245 Yes
Jun 17, 1978 Bullock, A.A. [2024] Tanzania K000317248 Yes
May 14, 1974 Morze, G. [107] Zambia K000317262 Yes
May 13, 1974 Williamson, G.; Simon, B.K. [349] Zambia K000317256 Yes
Jan 8, 1963 Lynes, H. [175] Tanzania K000317250 Yes
Jan 1, 1898 Carson, A. [51] Tanzania K000077523 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8326A] Tanzania K:SPC-09405.000 No
Richards, H.M. [17402] Zambia K:SPC-26913.000 No
Morze, G. [107] Zambia K:SPC-31728.000 No
Richards, H.M. [17402] Zambia K000317259 Yes
Moyer, D.; Moyer, J. [65] Tanzania K000317267 Yes
La Croix; Hutson, J.A. [678] Malawi K000317254 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8326] Tanzania K:SPC-09406.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3306] Zambia K000317261 Yes
La Croix [54] Malawi K000317269 Yes
Phillips, E. [4470] Zambia K000317263 Yes
Schaijes, M. [2072] K000317265 Yes
Williamson, G. [349] Zambia K:SPC-33115.000 No
Morze, G. [103b] Zambia K:SPC-31731.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2072] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48931.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3306] Zambia K:SPC-09404.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4850] Tanzania K000317249 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, D. [8326] Tanzania K000317252 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, D. [8326] Tanzania K000317251 Yes
Lovett, J.; Duncan, W.T. [2815] Tanzania K000317268 Yes
Phillips, E. [4663] Malawi K000317255 Yes
Brenan, R. [37] Zambia K000317260 Yes
Hirschberg, C.W.O. [197] Congo, Republic of the K000317266 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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