Disa purpurascens

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 purpurascens

Disa purpurascens Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 482 (1884).

Homotypic
- Herschelia purpurascens (Bolus) Kraenzl. in Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 803 (1900).
- Herschelianthe purpurascens (Bolus) Rauschert in Feddes Repert. 94: 435 (1983).

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

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Disa purpurascens. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Disa purpurascens 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 purpurascens. 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 purpurascens. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Disa purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Disa purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.

English: Early blue Disa

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