Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa welwitschii Rchb.f.

First published in Flora 48: 181 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. 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, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 280.
  • 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?
May 17, 2010 Timberlake, J., et al. [5043] Mozambique K000718181 Yes
Nov 27, 1962 Busse, W. [834] Tanzania K000415999 Type Yes
Morze, G. [45B] Zambia K:SPC-36599.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4125] Zambia K:SPC-00526.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1116] Zambia K:SPC-00525.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [1778] Zambia K:SPC-00519.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [075] Zambia K:SPC-20925.000 No
Patel, H. [7368] Mozambique K000613630 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Jackson, G. [1163] Malawi K:SPC-00524.000 No
Robinson, E.A. Zambia K:SPC-30017.000 No
Daromola, B.O. [41178] Cameroon K:SPC-25165.000 No
Bogdan, A. [10,191] Kenya K:SPC-03803.000 No
Richards, H.M. [19333] Zambia K:SPC-29956.000 No
Stévart, T.; Serein, J. Y.; Traoré, G. [4551] Guinea K001766795 No
Richards, H.M. [22943] Zambia K:SPC-31500.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12098] Zambia K:SPC-18536.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8157] Tanzania K:SPC-00522.000 No
Kasompa, R.; Milne-Redhead, E. [2991] Zambia K:SPC-00518.000 No
Ball, J.S. [761] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-03804.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4391A] Zambia K:SPC-26686.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [2113] Zambia K:SPC-00520.000 No
Morze, G. [45] Zambia K:SPC-36596.000 No
Chancellor, R.J. [91] Uganda K:SPC-01851.000 No
Timberlake, J. [5043] Mozambique K000613422 Yes
Patel, H., et al. [7368] Mozambique K000718665 Yes
Richards, H.M. [14368] Zambia K:SPC-01835.000 No
Timberlake, J.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; Bento, C.; Daniel, A.; Francisco, J.R.; Jamice, R.M.; McRobb, A.; Sithole, M.; de Sousa, C. [5043] Mozambique K:SPC-76201.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4182] Zambia K:SPC-18546.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [2695] Zambia K:SPC-00521.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [210] Tanzania K:SPC-26622.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-33718.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4324] Zambia K:SPC-25780.000 No
Greatrex, F.C. [26783] Zimbabwe K:SPC-25254.000 No
Richards, H.M. [17243] Zambia K:SPC-26797.000 No
Morze, G. [45B] Zambia K:SPC-29829.000 No
Richards, H.M. [8376] Zambia K:SPC-00523.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12421] Zambia K:SPC-26792.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2252] Tanzania K:SPC-20697.000 No
Kaoomba, R.; Milne-Redhead, E. [3674] Zambia K:SPC-01850.000 No
Morze, G. [45] Zambia K:SPC-36593.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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