Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa scutellifera A.Rich.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 14: 272 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 2, 14: 272, t. 18/IX (1840).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 278 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 17: 541 (1964).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 33 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 15, 1974 Harrington, G.N. [541] Ethiopia K000317277 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Philip, M.S. [791] Uganda K000317283 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Parkyns, M. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000317276 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Graham, R.M. [2818] Kenya K000317293 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Smart, J.B. [15] Kenya K000317289 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Schimper [1309] Ethiopia K000077509 Holotype Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Tweedie [38] Kenya K000317288 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Whittal, E. [58] Kenya K000317285 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Mooney, H.F. [7392] Ethiopia K000317270 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Eggeling, W.J. [5921] Uganda K000317280 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Wilson, G. [975] Uganda K000317282 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Myers, J.G. [11596] Sudan K000317271 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Graham, R.M. [2881] Kenya K000317296 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Thomas, A.S. [3627] Uganda K000317281 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Mainwaring, D.C.; White [1280] Kenya K000317294 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 White, R. [1279] Kenya K000317295 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Tweedie [472] Kenya K000317287 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Mooney, H.F.; Sandford [7406] Ethiopia K000317274 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Graham, R.M. [3499] Kenya K000317286 Yes
Nov 19, 1962 Dale, I.R. [292] Uganda K000317279 Yes
Jun 19, 1962 Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1405] Kenya K000317291 Yes
Jaeger, P. [212] Sierra Leone K:SPC-09423.000 No
Piers, F. [s.n.] Kenya K000317290 Yes
Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [6572] Ethiopia K000317273 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [2654] Uganda K000317284 Yes
Dyson, W.G. [414] Kenya K000317292 Yes
Smeds, H. [180] Ethiopia K000317278 Yes
Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [6838] Ethiopia K000317275 Yes
Piers, F. [98] Kenya K:SPC-26242.000 No
Piers, F. [P.56] Kenya K:SPC-03806.000 No
Ouren, T. [20861] Ethiopia K000317272 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0