Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa equestris Rchb.f.

First published in Flora 48: 181 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 284.
  • in Flora 48: 181 (1865)

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.; Kabinda, Ngoma, N. [NcW132] Zambia K001417538 Yes
Nov 13, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, Ngoma, N. [NcW116] Zambia K001417537 Yes
Nov 13, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW126] Zambia K001417536 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J.; Oketch; Azamah; Njume; Nucam; Cha [963] Cameroon K:SPC-77355.000 No
Jan 1, 1898 Welwitsch [717] Angola K000077532 Type Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Shah; Surgenor; Atem; Nana; Nukam [409] Cameroon K001641045 Yes
Richards, H.M. [3788] Zambia K:SPC-18529.000 No
Holmes [112] K:SPC-77401.000 No
Fay, J.M. [7340] Central African Republic K:SPC-49511.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7961] Tanzania K:SPC-09412.000 No
Richards, H.M. [17433] Zambia K:SPC-24836.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2091] Zambia K:SPC-20905.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4161] Zambia K:SPC-09413.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3569] Zambia K:SPC-09414.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [213] Tanzania K:SPC-18531.000 No
Brunt, M.A. [260 a] Cameroon K000106535 Yes
King, D.E.S. [90] Nigeria K:SPC-26402.000 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 West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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