Disa afra

Disa afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Disinae
Genus: Disa
Species: Disa afra

Name

Disa afra Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 171 (1889)

• Note: Epithet published as caffra, but treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Disa compta Summerh., Kew Bull. 17: 545 (1964).
  • Disa perrieri Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 100 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Disa - range map Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia,. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal. West-Central Tropical Africa DR Congo. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bolus, H. 1889. Contributions to South‐African Botany.– Part IV. (With a Revised List of published Species of Extra‐tropical South‐African Orchids). Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 25(170): 156–210. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1889.tb00795.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Disa afra. Accessed: 2026 Feb 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Disa afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Disa afra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Disa afra. Accessed: 6 Feb 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Disa afra. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Disa afra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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