Species Disa harveiana
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Disa:
Origin obscure. Börge Pettison believes the plant was named after Queen Disa who occurs in a Swedish legendary saga. The author, Peter Jonas Bergius, was a Swedish botanist.
Scientific name:
Disa harveiana Lindl.
Common names:
Lilac Disa
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Like D. draconis but flowers cream or mauve with purple or red streakings, spur slender, 20--90 mm long, petals exserted from median sepal. Oct.--Jan. Sandstone slopes, NW, SW, KM (Bokkeveld Mts to Cape Peninsula, Swartberg and Outeniqua Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Disa harveiana subsp. longicalcarata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Disa harveiana
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
21/12/2004 - 2:47pm
Collection: