Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa cylindrica (Thunb.) Sw.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 213 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

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.
  • Liltved, W.R. & Johnson, S.D. (2012). The Cape orchids. A regional monograph of the orchids of the Cape floristic region 2: 485-1022. Sandstone editions, Cape Town.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 22, 1883 Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa K000416017 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 22, 1883 Bolus, H. [139] South Africa K000416021 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 22, 1883 Bolus, H. [4537] South Africa K000416020 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa K000416014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [3603] South Africa K000416015 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thunberg [s.n.] K000416018 Type Yes
Prior, A. [s.n.] South Africa K000416019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [2136] South Africa K000416016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kingsley Dixon [s.n.] Australia Disa bracteata K:SPC-78249.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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