Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa katangensis De Wild.

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 25 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to Angola. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 20, 1978 Williamson, G. [413] Zambia K000453954 Yes
Feb 20, 1978 Williamson, G. [413] Zambia K000453953 Yes
Feb 20, 1978 Williamson, G. [413] Zambia K000453957 Yes
Feb 20, 1978 Williamson, G. [1486] Zambia K000453955 Yes
Feb 20, 1978 Williamson, G. [413] Zambia K000453956 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [1940] Zambia K:SPC-20907.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [1940] Zambia K000453952 Yes
Malaisse, F. [4860] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453950 Yes
Schaijes, M. [2222] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453949 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [544] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453958 Yes
Holmes [8] Zambia K:SPC-77402.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2222] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48953.000 No
[Waiks], [J.M.] [96] Zambia K000453959 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [1940] Zambia K000453951 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4321] Zambia K000453947 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4321] Zambia K:SPC-20908.000 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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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