FZ.17. Disa P.J. Bergius

HERSCHELIA Lindl.

HERSCHELIANTHE Rauschert

MONADENIA Lindl.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs with tubers. Sterile shoots present or 0. Inflorescence a raceme. Flowers usually red or white, less often blue, yellow or green. Spur formed from the dorsal sepal, not from the lip or lateral sepals. Petals free from the dorsal sepal; lip without a spur. Anther erect or horizontal.

Derivation of name: possibly named after Queen Disa, of Swedish legend

Worldwide: c.160 species, widespread in Africa and Madagascar; also Yemen and Réunion Island.

Caprivi: 14 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
baurii Bolus	Description, Image
cryptantha Summerh.
eminii Kraenzl.
equestris Rchb. f.	Description, Image
erubescens Rendle subsp. carsonii (N.E. Br.) H.P. Linder	Description, Image
erubescens Rendle subsp. erubescens	Description, Image
hircicornis Rchb. f.	Description, Image
ochrostachya Rchb.f.	Description, Image
robusta N.E.Br.	Description
satyriopsis Kraenzl.	Description, Image
stairsii Kraenzl.
walleri Rchb. f.	Description, Image
welwitschii Rchb.f.[Agg]
zombica N.E. Br.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Disa:

Our websites:

Flora of Malawi: Disa
Flora of Mozambique: Disa
Flora of Zambia: Disa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Disa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Disa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Disa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Disa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Disa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Disa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Disa
JSTOR Plant Science: Disa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Disa
Plants of the World Online: Disa
Tropicos: Disa
Wikipedia: Disa