Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa baurii Bolus

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 174 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to E. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K000077649 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mphamba, S. [8] Mozambique K000613695 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000077650 Type Yes
Timberlake, J. [5208] Mozambique K000613936 Yes
Baur, R. [814] South Africa K000416038 Type Yes
la Croix, I. [489] Malawi Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-50235.000 No
Richards, H.M. [22561] Malawi Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-31411.000 No
Cuthbert, N. Tanzania Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-26266.000 No
Williamson, G. [119] Zambia Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-33975.000 No
Richards, M. [18500] Tanzania Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-27325.000 No
Wild, H. [3556] Zimbabwe Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-25238.000 No
Davies, R.M. [2120] Zimbabwe Disa hamatopetala K:SPC-03734.000 No
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus, A. [358] Zambia Herschelia hamatopetala K:SPC-06875.000 No

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