Disa atricapilla

Disa atricapilla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Disinae
Genus: Disa
Species: Disa atricapilla

Name

Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 344 (1882).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Penthea atricapilla Harv. ex Lindl., London J. Bot. 1: 17 (1842).
• Homotypic
  • Disa bivalvata var. atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 280 (1901).
  • Orthopenthea atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(3): 181 (1912).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bolus, H. 1882. A List of published Species of Cape Orchideae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 19(122): 335–347. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1882.tb00378.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Disa atricapilla. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Disa atricapilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Disa atricapilla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Disa atricapilla. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Disa atricapilla. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Disa atricapilla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

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