Disa bracteata

Taxonavigation edit

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 bracteata

Name edit

Disa bracteata Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 211 (1800).

Synonymy edit

  • Homotypic
    • Monadenia bracteata (Sw.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 111 (1894).
  • Heterotypic
    • Monadenia micrantha Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 357 (1838).
    • Disa micrantha (Lindl.) Bolus, Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 5(1): 142 (1888).
    • Disa praetermissa Schltr., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 246 (1924).
    • Monadenia australiensis Rupp, Austral. Orchid Rev. 11: 70 (1946).

Homonyms edit

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces.
  • Australasia (introduced)
    • Australia (introduced)
      • South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. (introduced)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Swartz, O.P. 1800. Kongl Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 21: 211.

Additional references edit

  • Bytebier, B., Bellstedt, D.U. & Linder, H.P. (2008) A new phylogeny-based sectional classification for the large African orchid genus Disa. Taxon 57: 1233–1251.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: African weed-orchid

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