Disa graminifolia

Disa graminifolia

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. in Brande, Journ. vi. (1819) 44. t. 1.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Herschelia graminifolia (Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 111 (1894).
  • Herschelianthe graminifolia (Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.) Rauschert in Feddes Repert. 94: 435 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Herschelia coelestis Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 363 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Disa - range map Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1819. Brande, Journ. vi. 44. t. 1.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Disa graminifolia. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Disa graminifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Disa graminifolia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Disa graminifolia. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Disa graminifolia. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Disa graminifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bloumoederkappie
العربية: ديزة عشبية الأوراق
مصرى: ديزة عشبية الأوراق
English: Blue Disa

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