Orchidaceae
Disa

Disa stairsii Kraenzl.

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 728 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 728 (1892).
  • Kraenzl. in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 72 (1910).
  • Kraenzl., Orch. Gen. et Sp. 1: 755 (1899).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 281 (1898).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 71 (1957).
  • Piers, E. Afr. Orch.: 86, fig. 48 (1951).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 40 (1959).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 442, t. 62, fig. 27 (1955).
  • Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 31: 239 (1901).
  • Schltr. in Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped. 1911–12, 1: 243 (1916).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 17: 547 (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?
Dec 20, 1962 Rolfe, R., A. [s.n.] Kenya K000077558 Holotype Yes
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [0414] Tanzania K:SPC-71165.000 No
Volkens, G. [1893] Tanzania K000077557 Isotype Yes
Germain, R. [1094] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-20919.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-19422.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1807A] Kenya K:SPC-25239.000 No
Germain, R. [3745] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-20920.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-07421.000 No
Ball, J.S. [770] Uganda K:SPC-20918.000 No

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