Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa ochrostachya Rchb.f.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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: 279.
  • in Flora 48: 181 (1865)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1970 Saxer, A. [2] Cameroon K000106518 Yes
Welwitsch [712] Angola K000077508 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8921] Tanzania K:SPC-00514.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-17326.020 No
Robson, N.K.B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [645] Malawi K:SPC-00515.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. Kenya K:SPC-00513.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [3411] Tanzania K:SPC-06679.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [664] Kenya K:SPC-00512.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1779] Cameroon K000106517 Yes
Richards, H.M. [14241] Tanzania K:SPC-03819.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1779] Cameroon K000106516 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7703] Tanzania K:SPC-20692.000 No
Norlindh, T.; Weimarck, H. [4766] Zimbabwe K:SPC-00511.000 No
Richards, H.M. [14017] Tanzania K:SPC-03746.000 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