Species Disa karooica
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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.
Etymology of karooica:
From the Khoisan/Khoekhoe word garo /karo / !garo-b = 'desert' or 'hard'; referring to the inland semi-desert Karoo region of South Africa
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118(4): 304 (1995); Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118: 289-307 (1995)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1995
Observations of Taxon
Disa karooica
Name of observer:
Annelise Le Roux and Zelda Wahl (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection: