Disa tripetaloides

Disa tripetaloides

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 tripetaloides

Name

Disa tripetaloides (L.f.) N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 360 (1889).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis tripetaloides L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 398 (1782).
• Homotypic
  • Satyrium excelsum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5 (1794), nom. superfl.
  • Disa excelsa (Thunb.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 213 (1800).
  • Herschelia excelsa (Thunb.) Kraenzl., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1009 (1904).
  • Herschelianthe excelsa (Thunb.) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94: 434 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Disa venosa Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 351 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Disa falcata Schltr., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 46 (1893).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Brown, N.E. 1889. The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 1: 360.
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1893. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Orchidaceen und Asclepiadaceen Süd-Afrikas. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg 35: 44–54. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Disa tripetaloides. Accessed: 2023 Nov 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Disa tripetaloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Disa tripetaloides. 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 Nov 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Disa tripetaloides. Accessed: 29 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Disa tripetaloides. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Disa tripetaloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov 2023.

Vernacular names

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