Orchidaceae
Disa
Disa fragrans

Disa fragrans subsp. fragrans

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14004] South Africa K000048701 Yes
Royle, P. [1040] Malawi K000048684 Yes
Crook, A.O. [463] Zimbabwe K000048693 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [2298] South Africa K000048700 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [1711] Tanzania K000048699 Yes
Silliland, H.B. [1897] Zimbabwe K000048686 Yes
Munch, R.C. [76] Mozambique K000048685 Yes
Bester, S.P. [2362] South Africa K000048702 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [645] Zimbabwe K000048690 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [363] Zimbabwe K000048692 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [775] Zimbabwe K000048689 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1766] Tanzania K000048697 Yes
La Croix [659] Malawi K000048683 Yes
St.Clair Thompson, G.W. [867] Tanzania K000048698 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1766] Tanzania K000048696 Yes
Chase, N.C. [6016] Zimbabwe K000048694 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [831] Zimbabwe K000048687 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16562] Malawi K000048682 Yes
Procter, J. [1653] Tanzania K000048695 Yes
Edwards, I.B. [935] Zimbabwe K000048688 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [681] Zimbabwe K000048691 Yes
Ball, J.S. [645] Zimbabwe Disa leucostachys K:SPC-24695.000 No
Ball, J.S. [648] Zimbabwe Disa leucostachys K:SPC-24683.000 No
Hall, A.V. [420] Zimbabwe Disa leucostachys K:SPC-26839.000 No
Phipps, J.B. [681] Zimbabwe Disa leucostachys K:SPC-25245.000 No
Munch, R.C. [76] Zimbabwe Disa leucostachys K:SPC-24691.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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