FZ.17. Disa
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. Zimbabwe: 22 taxa. |
 |
Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aconitoides Sond. subsp. concinna (N.E. Br.) H.P. Linder | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| baurii Bolus | E | Description, Image |
| brevicornis (Lindl.) Bolus | E | |
| chimanimaniensis (H.P. Linder) H.P. Linder [NrEnd] [LR-nt] | E | Description |
| cornuta (L.) Sw. | E | Description, Image |
| equestris Rchb. f. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| erubescens Rendle subsp. erubescens | E | Description, Image |
| fragrans Schltr. subsp. fragrans | E | Description, Image |
| hircicornis Rchb. f. | C,E,S | Description, Image |
| miniata Summerh. | N,C | |
| ochrostachya Rchb.f. | C,E | Description, Image |
| ornithantha Schltr. | E,S | Description, Image |
| patula Sond. var. transvaalensis Summerh. | E | Description, Image |
| perplexa H.P. Linder | E | Description, Image |
| rhodantha Schltr. [LR-nt] | E | Description, Image |
| saxicola Schltr. | E,S | Description, Image |
| versicolor Rchb. f. | E | Description, Image |
| walleri Rchb. f. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Rchb. f. subsp. welwitschii | C,E | Description, Image |
| woodii Schltr. | E | Description, Image |
| zimbabweensis H.P. Linder [NrEnd?] | E | Description, Image |
| zombica N.E. Br. | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Disa:
Our websites:
Flora of Burundi: DisaFlora of the DRC: Disa
Flora of Malawi: Disa
Flora of Mozambique: Disa
Flora of Rwanda: Disa
Flora of Zambia: Disa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DisaBHL (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