Species Disa gladioliflora
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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 gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl.
Common names:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Slender tuberous geophyte to 50 cm. Leaves dry at flowering, basal, linear. Flowers few in a lax raceme, white to pink, often with darker markings, spur slender, 6--14 mm long, lateral sepals oblong, 8--16 mm long, petals acute. Feb.--May. Sandstone slopes, KM, LB, SE (Swartberg to Tsitsikamma Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Disa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/04/2006 - 1:57pm
Collection:
Disa gladioliflora
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
21/04/2015 - 2:50pm
Collection:
Disa gladioliflora
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
04/02/2013 - 3:35pm
Collection:
Disa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/04/2006 - 1:56pm
Collection:
Delosperma
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
07/03/2005 - 5:34pm
Collection: