Species Disa picta
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Disa picta.
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 picta:
From the Latin pingo "I paint" becoming the nominative pictus, typically referring to the flowers having a "painted" appearance.
Scientific name:
Disa picta Sond.
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Linnaea 19: 99 (1847)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1847
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Disa picta.