Disa bracteata

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Disa bracteata']

• English: African weed-orchid

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Diseae • Subtribus: Disinae • Genus: Disa (Orchidaceae) • Species: Disa bracteata Sw. (1800)

Synonyms
Homotypic synonyms Monadenia bracteata (Sw.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 111 (1894) Heterotypic synonyms Monadenia micrantha Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 357 (1838) Disa micrantha (Lindl.) Bolus, Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 5(1): 142 (1888) Disa praetermissa Schltr., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 246 (1924) Monadenia australiensis Rupp, Austral. Orchid Rev. 11: 70 (1946)

Images of the whole plant

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  Disa bracteata

Flowers

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  Disa bracteata
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  Disa bracteata

Botanical illustrations

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  Disa bracteata
  plate 324 in:
  The Botanical Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 4,
  (1818)
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  Disa bracteata
  (as syn.
  Disa micrantha)
  plate 38 in:
  Harry Bolus:
  Orchids of South Africa
  volume III
  (1913)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Disa bracteata.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Disa bracteata
• http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&region=all&card=H67 archive copy at the Wayback Machine
• www.viridans.com: Disa bracteata