FZ.17. Disa
HERSCHELIA Lindl.
HERSCHELIANTHE Rauschert
MONADENIA Lindl.
Description of the genus
Terrestrial herbs with tubers. Sterile shoots present or 0. Inflorescence a raceme. Flowers usually red or white, less often blue, yellow or green. Spur formed from the dorsal sepal, not from the lip or lateral sepals. Petals free from the dorsal sepal; lip without a spur. Anther erect or horizontal. Derivation of name: possibly named after Queen Disa, of Swedish legend Worldwide: c.160 species, widespread in Africa and Madagascar; also Yemen and Réunion Island. Malawi: 28 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aconitoides Sond. subsp. concinna (N.E. Br.) H.P. Linder | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| afra Bolus | N | |
| aperta N.E.Br. | N,S | Description, Image |
| baurii Bolus | N,S | Description, Image |
| brevicornis (Lindl.) Bolus | S | |
| celata Summerh. | N | |
| engleriana Kraenzl. | N | Description, Image |
| equestris Rchb. f. | N,S | Description, Image |
| erubescens Rendle subsp. carsonii (N.E. Br.) H.P. Linder | N,S | Description, Image |
| erubescens Rendle subsp. erubescens | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| fragrans Schltr. subsp. fragrans | S | Description, Image |
| hircicornis Rchb. f. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| longilabris Schltr. [NrEnd] | N | Description, Image |
| miniata Summerh. | N | |
| nyikensis H.P. Linder | N | |
| ochrostachya Rchb.f. | N | Description, Image |
| ornithantha Schltr. | N,S | Description, Image |
| perplexa H.P. Linder | N,S | Description, Image |
| praecox (Lindl.) H.P. Linder [NrEnd] | N | Description, Image |
| robusta N.E.Br. | N,C,S | Description |
| rungweensis Schltr. | N | |
| satyriopsis Kraenzl. | N | Description, Image |
| saxicola Schltr. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| ukingensis Schltr. [NrEnd] | N | Description, Image |
| walleri Rchb. f. | N,S | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Rchb.f. subsp. occultans (Schltr.) H.P.Linder | N | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Rchb. f. subsp. welwitschii | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| zombica N.E. Br. | N,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Disa:
Our websites:
Flora of Burundi: DisaFlora of the DRC: Disa
Flora of Mozambique: Disa
Flora of Rwanda: Disa
Flora of Zambia: Disa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Disa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DisaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Disa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Disa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Disa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Disa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Disa
JSTOR Plant Science: Disa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Disa
Plants of the World Online: Disa
Tropicos: Disa
Wikipedia: Disa