Disa welwitschii Rchb. f.
subsp. welwitschii

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Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
106326012 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW131
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Drier edge of dambo grassland growing in sandy loam soil Medium-sized open dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 0Zambia1227A4 W13116
106315011 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW123
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Drier upper slopes of wet dambo grassland in moist sandy loam Small seepage dambo along small stream c. 70 km E of Mwinilunga 0Zambia1125C3 W14636
106306210 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW114
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 0Zambia1124B3 W1369Confirmed species harvest for the Chikanda trade 6
10630109 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW109
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Open moist to wet grassland area of woodland growing in dark sandy clay soil Open grassy dambo in woodland c. 105 km E of Mwinilunga 0Zambia1125C4 W14396
10628707 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW94
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 0Zambia1324B2 W11516
10627435 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW78
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Grassland patches in open woodland in full sun growing with Orthochilus walleri and tall grasses in clay to clay loam soils Grassy area approx. 1 hectare in size, c. 2 km south of M18 between Kitwe and Lufwanyama 0Zambia1227C4 W1217Confirmed species harvest for the Chikanda trade6
10627705 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW81
N Wightman
K

NDO

Small to medium sized dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing with Habenaria zambesina, Eulophia calantha, Pachycarpus bisacculatus and grasses in clay to clay loam soils 0Zambia1227C3 W12486
106246011 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
BB3599
B Bytebier
K

NU

Dry, sandy part of dambo. Start of the wetlands along the D235 road 0Zambia1229A2 N11716
10623509 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
BB3585
B Bytebier
K

NDO

NU

Grassy, drier part of dambo. Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu 0Zambia0929D1 N14606
106163028 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
RB441
B Bytebier
K

NDO

Dambo, dry underfoot, dominated by grasses. Disa and Brachycorythis seen, and one species of white flowered Satyrium, also Orthochilus trilamellatus. Ca. 30 mature plants seen in bud or in flower, plus juveniles, across a searched area of ca. 300 m b Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo.1160Zambia1231A3 N14426
106145025 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
RB420
B Bytebier
K

NDO

"Peaty dambo, wet underfoot, dominated by grasses and sedges. Woodland margin with common white Satyrium present (S. kitimboense). Counted 12 mature plants in area 15m x 15 m."Edge of Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht Tseke dambo, Mpepo Chief.0Zambia1131A1 N12986
106135021 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
RB408
B Bytebier
K

NDO

Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus, Satyrium sp. (RB407). Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele. 0Zambia1227A1 W13136
35721325 Apr 2008A Gardiner
BT Wursten
Boggy montane grasslandHigher slopes at the base of Mt Namuli peak.860Mozambique1537A3 Z1740Apparently a first record for the Zambesia Division7
63826014 Feb 1965EA Robinson
EA Robinson
R 6390
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond. Name in list: Disa welwitschii 4
35724022 Feb 1946H Wild
H Wild
940
SRGH

K

Stapleford0Zimbabwe1832D2 E0Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 1: 164 (1995) 2

Total records found: 15



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Records of: Disa welwitschii.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=117440, retrieved 27 April 2024

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