Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa erubescens Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 33: 297 (1895)
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, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bytebier, B., Sakwa, J. & Kurzweil, H. (2004). New and interesting Orchid records for Tanzania. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 93: 63-67.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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: 277.
  • in J. Bot. 33: 297 (1895)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 277 (1898).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 37, t. 1/7 (1959).
  • Rendle in Journal of Botany 33: 297 (1895).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 442 (1955).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 414 (1936), excl. fig. 326 pro parte.
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 200 (1968).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 33 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 20, 1993 Hall, J.B. [12] Nigeria K000483049 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Gereau, R.E.; Lovett, J.; Mtweve, J. [3110] Tanzania K000483037 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9951] Cameroon K000106527 Yes
May 14, 1974 Williamson, G. [658] Zambia K000483058 Yes
May 9, 1974 Sanane, M. [1047] Zambia K000483056 Yes
Mar 1, 1973 Becquet, A. [177] Rwanda K000483034 Yes
Sep 23, 1972 Bauer, P.J. [82] Cameroon K000106528 Yes
Feb 1, 1970 Saxer, A. [61] Cameroon K000106531 Yes
Feb 1, 1970 Saxer, A. [8] Cameroon K000106530 Yes
Smart, J.B. [8] Kenya K000483050 Yes
Bytebier, B.; Sakwa, J. [2509] Tanzania K000483053 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4045] Angola K:SPC-20904.000 No
Lebrun, J.P. [8654] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000483044 Yes
Watermeyer, A.M. [208 C-D] Tanzania K:SPC-18527.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [3674] Tanzania K:SPC-20687.000 No
Napier, P. [1890] Kenya K000483041 Yes
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [0413] Tanzania K:SPC-71161.000 No
Lewis, B.A. [1385] Tanzania K000483039 Yes
Piers, F. [120] Kenya K:SPC-18533.000 No
Williamson, G. [793] Zambia K:SPC-17326.023 No
Myers, J.G. [11574] Sudan K000483051 Yes
Williams, J.G. [11086] Kenya K:SPC-20684.000 No
Lye, K.A.; Lester, R.N. [893] Uganda K000483046 Yes
Gregory, H. [301] Cameroon K:SPC-20902.000 No
Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [362] Malawi K000483054 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8309] Tanzania K:SPC-18525.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-33994.000 No
Osmaston, H.A. [1340] Uganda K:SPC-20906.000 No
Chapman, J.W.F. [2957] Nigeria K000483048 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7812] Tanzania K:SPC-20910.000 No
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [413] Tanzania K000483036 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [1340] Uganda K000483047 Yes
Lewis, B.A. [1385] Tanzania K:SPC-60281.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7809] Uganda K000077519 Type Yes
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [413] Tanzania K000483035 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7694] Tanzania K:SPC-09415.000 No
Symes, Y.E. [613] Kenya K000483040 Yes
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [413] Tanzania K000483038 Yes
Phillips, E. [4600] Malawi K000483055 Yes
Christiaensen, A.R. [258] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000483043 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10439] Tanzania K:SPC-36773.000 No
Reekmans, M. [6727] Burundi K000483042 Yes
Piurseglove, J.W. [1614] Uganda K000483045 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1561] Tanzania K:SPC-20909.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4165] Zambia K:SPC-18530.000 No
Richards, H.M. [19602] Zambia K000483057 Yes
Copley, H. [103] Kenya K:SPC-20903.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1418] Tanzania K:SPC-26912.000 No
Jackson, J.K. [1513] Sudan K000483052 Yes

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