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Disa aconitoides
concinna
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam
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Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam
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| Synonyms: |
Disa bisetosa Kraenzl. Disa concinna N.E. Br. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 25-60 cm tall. Separate sterile shoot only rarely present. Flowering stem with 5-10 sheathing leaves, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 4.5-8(14) cm long. Inflorescence fairly lax, 15-70-flowered, 8-20 cm long, bracts papery. Flowers mostly facing downwards at c. 45 degrees, pale to deep mauve, often with darker spots; spur erect, broad and conical, 4-6 mm long, laterally flattened; lip 4.5-5.5 mm long, narrowly elliptic. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | aconitoides: resembling a species of Aconitum, a genus from the Northern Hemisphere of distinctly hooded flowers in Ranunculaceae |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland, montane grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 12 October 2011 |
| Literature: |
Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 56. La Croix, I and Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) FZ 11(1) Pages 175 - 176. La Croix, I.F. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 119 - 120. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Disa aconitoidesAfrican Plant Database: Disa aconitoides
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Disa aconitoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Disa aconitoides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Disa aconitoides
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Disa aconitoides
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Disa aconitoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Disa aconitoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Disa aconitoides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Disa aconitoides
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Disa aconitoides
Tropicos: Disa aconitoides
West African Plants database: Disa aconitoides
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