Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa nyikensis H.P.Linder

First published in Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 96 (1981)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

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?
Jan 1, 1981 Williamson, G. [223] Zambia K000077531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Williamson, G. [223] Zambia K000077530 Holotype Yes
La Croix [408] Malawi K000048703 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7490] Tanzania K000048710 Yes
Pawek, J. [3307] Malawi K000048705 Yes
Benson, F.M. [W.R. 407] Zambia K000048707 Yes
Lovett, J.; Congdon, C. [1241] Tanzania K000048711 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10512] Malawi K000048704 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10429] Zambia K000048709 Yes
Williamson, G. [2097] Zambia K000048708 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7221] Zambia K000048706 Yes

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