Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa ornithantha Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 538 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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 Tropical East Africa

  • Mansf. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis Beih. 68, t. 38/149 (1932).
  • Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 538 (1915).
  • Summerh. in Bot. Not., Lund 1937: 188 (1937).

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. [NcW122] Zambia K001291966 Yes
Nov 13, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW111] Zambia K001291968 Yes
Nov 13, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW113] Zambia K001291967 Yes
Nov 13, 1962 Stolz, A. [135] K000077517 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 13, 1962 Stolz, A. [135] K000077518 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3663] Zambia K:SPC-23131.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [6087] Zambia K:SPC-36525.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5982] Zambia K:SPC-36519.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [208E] Tanzania K:SPC-20690.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-36505.000 No
Ball, J.A. [40] Zimbabwe K:SPC-25344.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4028] Angola K:SPC-31216.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [3798] Kenya K:SPC-36686.000 No
Ball, J.S. [185] Zimbabwe K:SPC-26802.000 No
Bone, R.E., Mpatwa, G. [RB 403] Zambia K:SPC-78893.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4408] Zambia K:SPC-20915.000 No
Crook, A.O. [502] Zimbabwe K:SPC-26805.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1318] Malawi K:SPC-20916.000 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 Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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