132.0000
Family
Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30555; hybrids: 1431
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam.: 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., ser. 4, sect. B Adansonia 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot.: 73 (1835)
132.4241
Genus
Disa Bergius; Fl. Cap. 348 (1767)
Distribution: mostly South Africa, tropical Africa, few in Madagascar, La Réunion, Arabian Peninsula. Inclusion of Herschelianthe and Monadenia following LINDER & KURZWEIL 1999.
Species listed in database: 185; hybrids: 4
= Amphigena Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(2): 197 (1913)
= Forficaria Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 362 (1838)
= Gamaria Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1836)
= Herschelia Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 362 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Herschelianthe Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983), nom. nov.
= Monadenia Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 356 (1838)
= Orthopenthea Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 179 (1912)
= Penthea Lindl.; Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. II, 446 (1836)
= Repandra Lindl.; Orch. Scel. 12 (1826)
= Schizodium Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 358 (1838)
= xHerscheliodisa H.P.Linder; S. African Orchid J. 16: 102 (1985)
species :
Disa aconitoides
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 91 (1847)
subspecies :
subsp. aconitoides
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa delphinoides Haw. ex Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 39 (1895)
subspecies :
subsp. concinna
(N.E.Br.) Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 91 (1981)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 24 ETH SSU 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa bisetosa Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 379 (1914)
= Disa concinna N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 284 (1897)
= Disa equestris var. concinna (N.E.Br.) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 949 (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. goetzeana
(Kraenzl.) Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 92 (1981)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi
23 ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa chiovendaei Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 355 (1920)
= Disa goetzeana Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 178 (1900) [nom. illeg., non Disa goetzeana (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (Herschelianthe)]
= Disa vaginata Chiov.; Ann. Bot., Roma 9: 138 (1911) [non Lindl.]
species :
Disa aequiloba
Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 419 (1927)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
species :
Disa albomagentea
E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved; S. African J. Bot. 77(2): 313 (2011)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa alinae
Szlach.; Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 39(2): 543 (1994)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Disa alticola
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 252 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (EMpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Disa amoena
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 236 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Northern Provinces)
27 SAF
species :
Disa andringitrana
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 98 (1924)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Disa aperta
N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 286 (1897)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
species :
Disa arida
Vlok; S. Afr. J. Bot. 51(5): 335 (1985)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Disa aristata
H.P.Linder; Fl. Pl. Africa 46 (34): t. 1825 (1981), et Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 237 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
species :
Disa atricapilla
(Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 344 (1882)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa bivalvata var. atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 280 (1901)
= Orthopenthea atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 181 (1912)
= Penthea atricapilla Harv. ex Lindl.; London J. Bot. 1: 17 (1842)
species :
Disa atrorubens
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 427 (1898)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia atrorubens (Schltr.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 196 (1913)
species :
Disa aurata
(Bolus) L.T.Parker & Koop.; Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 21(8): 807 (1993)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa tripetaloides subsp. aurata (Bolus) Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 290 (1981)
= Disa tripetaloides var. aurata Bolus; Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afric. 1: t. 30 (1893)
species :
Disa barbata
(L.f.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. 21: 212 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia barbata (L.f.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 236, 344 (1882)
= Herschelianthe barbata (L.f.) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 15 (34): 554 (1985), isonym
= Herschelianthe barbata (L.f.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983)
= Orchis barbata L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 399 (1782)
= Satyrium barbatum (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
species :
Disa basutorum
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 17 (1895)
Distribution: South Africa (W-KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia basutorum (Schltr.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 196 (1913)
species :
Disa baurii
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 174 fig. 12 (1889)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa hamatopetala Rendle; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2, 4: 47 (1894)
= Herschelia bachmanniana Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 805 (1898)
= Herschelia baurii (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 804 (1898)
= Herschelia hamatopetala (Rendle) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 803 (1898)
= Herschelianthe bachmanniana (Kraenzl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983)
= Herschelianthe baurii (Bolus) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983)
= Herschelianthe hamatopetala (Rendle) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
species :
Disa begleyi
L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 1: 195 (1915)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa bifida
(Thunb.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 212 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Satyrium bifidum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
= Schizodium bifidum (Thunb.) Rchb.f.; Flora 66: 460 (1883)
= Schizodium rigidum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 360 (1838)
species :
Disa biflora
(L.) Sw. ex Druce; Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 1913 3: 417 (1914)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa satyrioides Bytebier; Taxon 57: 1243 (2008), publ. as a comb. nov.
= Disa torta (Thunb.) Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 211 (1800)
= Gamaria cornuta (L.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1838), nom. inval.
= Orchis biflora L.; Sp. Pl. ed. II, 1330 (1763), nom. illeg.
= Orchis flexicaulis L.f.; Suppl. 398 (1781), J. F. Gmel. Syst. 51
= Orchis satyrioides L.; Pl. Afr. Rar. 27, No. 92 (1760) [non Steven]
= Satyrium cornutum L.; Pl. Rar. Afr.: 27 (1760)
= Satyrium tortum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
= Schizodium arcuatum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 359 (1838)
= Schizodium biflorum (L.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 113 (1892 publ. 1895)
= Schizodium cornutum (L.) Schltr.; Ann. Northern Provinces Mus. 10: 248 (1924)
= Schizodium satyrioides (L.) Garay; Harvard Pap. Bot. 2(1): 49 (1997), with incorrect basionym ref.
= Schizodium tortum (Thunb.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 530 (1841)
species :
Disa bivalvata
(L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 100 (1892 publ. 1895)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa melaleuca (Thunb.) Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 213 (1800), nom. illeg.
= Ophrys bivalvata L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 403 (1782)
= Orthopenthea bivalvata (L.f.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 180 (1912)
= Penthea melaleuca (Thunb.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 361 (1838)
= Serapias melaleuca Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 3 (1794)
species :
Disa bodkinii
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 74 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea bodkinii (Bolus) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 182 (1912)
species :
Disa bolusiana
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 426 (1898)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia bolusiana (Schltr.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 194 (1913)
species :
Disa borbonica
Balf.f. & S.Moore; J. Bot. 14: 293 (1876)
Distribution: La Réunion
29 REU
species :
Disa brachyceras
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 355 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa tenella var. brachyceras (Lindl.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 245 (1901)
species :
Disa bracteata
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 211 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa micrantha (Lindl.) Bolus; Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 5(1): 142 (1888)
= Disa praetermissa Schltr.; Ann. Northern Provinces Mus. 10: 246 (1924)
= Monadenia australiensis Rupp; Austr. Orchid Rev. 11: 70 (1946)
= Monadenia bracteata (Sw.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Eur. 5: 111 (1892 publ. 1895)
= Monadenia micrantha Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 357 (1838)
species :
Disa brevicornis
(Lindl.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 196 (1889)
Distribution: S-Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Free State, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Madagascar
26 MLW ZIM 27 LES SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia brevicornis Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 357 (1838)
species :
Disa brevipetala
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 42 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa buchenaviana
Kraenzl.; Bremen, Abh. 7: 261 (1882)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa rutenbergiana Kraenzl.; Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 7: 262 (1882)
= Satyrium calceatum Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 520 (1885)
species :
Disa afra
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 171, fig. 9 (1889)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; South Africa (E-KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar (Fianarantsoa)
23 ZAI 26 ANG MLW ZAM 27 SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa compta Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 545 (1964)
= Disa perrieri Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 100 (1924)
species :
Disa cardinalis
H.P.Linder; J. S. African Bot. 46(2): 213 (1980)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa caulescens
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 351 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa cedarbergensis
H.P.Linder; S. Afr. J. Bot. 54(5): 497 (1988)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Disa celata
Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 535 (1964)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; W-Angola; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
species :
Disa cephalotes
Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 106 (1878)
subspecies :
subsp. cephalotes
Distribution: South Africa (Natal, E-Cape Prov., SE-Free State, Northern Provinces); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
subspecies :
subsp. frigida
(Schltr.) Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 218 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa frigida Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 18 (1895)
species :
Disa cernua
(Thunb.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 211 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa physodes Thunb.; Fl. Cap. 1: 71 (1807), nom. illeg., non Sw.
= Disa prasinata Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg. 3: t. 210 (1817)
= Monadenia cernua (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Eur. 5: 111 (1892 publ. 1895)
= Monadenia inflata Sond.; Linnaea 19: 102 (1847)
= Monadenia prasinata (Ker Gawl.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 358 (1838)
= Satyrium cernuum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5 (1794)
species :
Disa chimanimaniensis
(H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder; H. P. Linder & Kurzweil, Orchids Southern Africa 470 (1999)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; WC-Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia chimanimaniensis H.P.Linder; Bothalia 13: 384 (1981)
= Herschelianthe chimanimaniensis (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder; Kew Bull. 40: 129 (1985)
= Herschelianthe chimanimaniensis (H.P.Linder) Senghas; Schltr., Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, Bd. I, 2525 (2000), isonym
species :
Disa chrysostachya
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 211 (1800)
Distribution: ?S-Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Free State, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa gracilis Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 348 (1838)
species :
Disa clavicornis
H.P.Linder; J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 261 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Northern Provinces, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Disa cochlearis
S.D.Johnson & Liltved; S. Afr. J. Bot. 63(5): 291 (1997)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphigena cochlearis (S.D.Johnson & Liltved) Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 48(2): 99 (2003)
species :
Disa comosa
(Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 206 (1902)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa affinis N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron. 24: 402 (1885)
= Monadenia rufescens Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 356 (excl. syn.) (1838)
= Monadenia comosa Rchb.f.; Linnaea 20: 687 (1847)
species :
Disa conferta
Bolus; Icon. Orchid. austro-afric. 1: I. t. 28 (1893)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia conferta (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 810 (1898)
species :
Disa cooperi
Rchb.f.; Flora 64: 328 (1881)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Disa cornuta
(L.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 210 (1800)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (S-Northern Provinces, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
26 ZIM 27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa aemula Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 69 (1885)
= Disa cornuta var. aemula (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 768 (1900)
= Disa macrantha Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 210 (1800)
= Orchis cornuta L.; Pl. Afr. Rar. 27 (1760), Amoen. Acad. 6: 109
= Satyrium cornutum (L.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5 (1794), nom. illeg.
species :
Disa crassicornis
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 348 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa jacottetiae Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 60: 391 (1915)
= Disa megaceras Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 6529 (1880)
= Disa oliveriana Rchb.f.; Flora 69: 547 (1886)
species :
Disa cryptantha
Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 537 (1964)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; W-Ethiopia; S-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 BUR ZAI 24 ETH 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
species :
Disa cylindrica
(Thunb.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 213 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa bracteata Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 354 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Monadenia cylindrica (Thunb.) Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 48(2): 121 (2003)
= Satyrium cylindricum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
species :
Disa danielae
Geerinck; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 52 (12): 142 (1982)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Disa densiflora
(Lindl.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 197 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa auriculata Bolus; Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afric. 1: t. 77 (1896)
= Disa multiflora (Sond.) Bolus; Trans. South. Afr. Phil. Soc. 5: I. (1888) 140, et J. Linn. Soc. 25: 196 (1889)
= Monadenia auriculata (Bolus) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 189 (1912)
= Monadenia densiflora Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 357 (1838)
= Monadenia multiflora Sond.; Linnaea 19: 101 (1846)
species :
Disa dichroa
Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 549 (1964)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa aconitoides var. dichroa (Summerh.) Geerinck; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 52 (12): 142 (1982)
= Disa concinna var. dichroa (Summerh.) Geerinck; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 107(1): 64 (1974)
species :
Disa dracomontana
Schelpe ex H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 226 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Disa draconis
(L.f.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 210 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orchis draconis L.f.; Suppl. 400 (1781)
= Satyrium draconis (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
species :
Disa ecalcarata
(G.J.Lewis) H.P.Linder; H. P. Linder & Kurzweil, Orchids Southern Africa 224 (1999)
Distribution: +South Africa (+Cape peninsula)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex, known only from type collection
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia ecalcarata G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 14: 31 (1948)
species :
Disa elegans
Sond. ex Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 182 (1865)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea elegans (Sond. ex Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 182 (1912)
= Penthea elegans Sond.; Linnaea 20: 220 (1847), nomen
species :
Disa eminii
Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 248 (1894)
Distribution: Rwanda; Burundi; SW-Uganda; NW-Tanzania; W-Zambia
23 BUR RWA 25 TAN UGA 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa stolonifera Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 27: 222 (1905)
species :
Disa engleriana
Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 58 (1902)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa subscutellifera Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 389 (1912)
species :
Disa equestris
Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 181 (1865)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 NGA 23 CAF CMN CON ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa huillensis Fritsch; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 1116 (1901)
species :
Disa erubescens
Rendle; J. Bot. 33: 297 (1895)
subspecies :
subsp. erubescens
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 NGA 23 BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa erubescens var. leucantha Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 537 (1915)
subspecies :
subsp. carsonii
(N.E.Br.) H.P.Linder; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 51 (34): 340 (1981)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa carsonii N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 277 (1897)
= Disa erubescens var. carsonii (N.E.Br.) Geerinck; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 52 (12): 144 (1982)
= Disa stolzii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 537 (1915)
species :
Disa esterhuyseniae
Schelpe ex H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 161 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphigena esterhuyseniae (Schelpe ex H.P.Linder) Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 48(2): 99 (2003)
species :
Disa extinctoria
Rchb.f.; Flora 64: 328 (1881)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, E-Northern Provinces); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
species :
Disa facula
P.J.Cribb, C.Herrm. & Sebsebe; Lindleyana 17(4): 180 (2002)
Distribution: W-Ethiopia
24 ETH
Conservation Status: very rare and critically endangered
species :
Disa fasciata
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 350 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea fasciata (Lindl.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 185 (1912)
species :
Disa ferruginea
(Thunb.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 210 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa porrecta Ker Gawl.; J. Sci. Roy. Instit. 5: t. 1, f. 1 (1818), nom. illeg.
= Satyrium ferrugineum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5 (1794), nom. illeg.
species :
Disa filicornis
(L.f.) Thunb.; Fl. Cap. 1: 87 (1823)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa filicornis var. latipetala Bolus; Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afric. 3: t. 45a (1913)
= Disa patens Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 214 (1800)
= Disa reflexa (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 182 (1865)
= Orchis filicornis L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 400 (1782)
= Penthea filicornis (L.f.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 361 (1838)
= Penthea reflexa Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 361 (1838)
species :
Disa flexuosa
(L.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 212 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orchis flexuosa L.; Pl. Afr. Rar. 26 (1760), Amoen. Acad. 6: 108
= Orchis undulata Poir.; Encycl. 4: 588 (1798)
= Satyrium flexuosum (L.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
= Schizodium flexuosum (L.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 359 (1838)
species :
Disa forcipata
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 428 (1898)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov., ?Knysna area)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I, known from a single specimen
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia forcipata (Schltr.) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 807 (1898)
= Herschelianthe forcipata (Schltr.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983)
species :
Disa forficaria
Bolus; Icon. Orchid. Austr.-Afr. t. 87 (1896)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Forficaria graminifolia Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 362 (1838)
= Herschelia forficaria (Bolus) H.P.Linder; Bothalia 13 (34): 369 (1981)
= Herschelianthe forficaria (Bolus) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 15 (34): 554 (1985)
species :
Disa fragrans
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 40 (1895)
subspecies :
subsp. fragrans
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
23 RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa leucostachys Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 285 (1901)
= Monadenia junodiana Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 74: 108 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. deckenii
(Rchb.f.) H.P.Linder; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 51 (34): 290 (1981)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa deckenii Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 105 (1878)
= Disa kilimanjarica Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 399 (1895)
species :
Disa galpinii
Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 230 (1913)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov., SW-KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa minax Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 60: 392 (1915)
species :
Disa gladioliflora
Burch. ex Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 352 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. gladioliflora
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. capricornis
(Rchb.f.) H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 208 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa capricornis Rchb.f.; Linnaea 20: 692 (1847)
species :
Disa glandulosa
Burch. ex Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 351 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa graminifolia
Ker Gawl.; Brande, J. 6: 44, t. 1 (1819)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia coelestis Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 363 (1838)
= Herschelia graminifolia (Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 111 (1892 publ. 1895)
= Herschelianthe graminifolia (Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94: 435 (1983)
species :
Disa hallackii
Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 227 (1913)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa stokoei L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 141 (1928)
species :
Disa harveyana
Lindl.; London J. Bot. 1: 15 (1842)
subspecies :
subsp. harveyana
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa draconis var. harveyana (Lindl.) Schltr.; (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. longicalcarata
S.D.Johnson & H.P.Linder; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118(4): 305 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa helenae
Buscal. & Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 463 (1913)
Distribution: +Zambia
26 ZAM
Remarks: status uncertain
Conservation Status: known only from destroyed type collected in 1910
species :
Disa hians
(L.f.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 3: 698 (1826)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa lacera Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 212 (1800)
= Disa lacera var. multifida N.E.Br.; Bot. Mag. 115: t. 7066 (1889)
= Disa outeniquensis Schltr.; Ann. Northern Provinces Mus. 10: 246 (1924)
= Epidendrum hians (L.f.) Thunb.; Beitr. Naturk. 2: 27 (1810)
= Graphorkis hians (L.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891)
= Herschelia hians (L.f.) A.V.Hall; Fl. Pl. Africa 42 (3-4): t. 1674 (1973)
= Herschelia lacera (Sw.) Fourc.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 21: 81 (1932)
= Herschelia lacera (Sw.) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 14: 85 (1948), isonym
= Herschelianthe hians (L.f.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
= Herschelianthe lacera (Sw.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
= Limodorum hians (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 3 (1794)
= Satyrium hians L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 401 (1782)
species :
Disa hircicornis
Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 105 (1878)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; W-Central African Republic; S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; W-Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (E-Northern Provinces)
22 NGA 23 BUR CAF CMN RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa amblyopetala Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 542 (1915)
= Disa culveri Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 17 (1895)
= Disa laeta Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg.106 (1881)
species :
Disa incarnata
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 348 (1838)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa fallax Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 64 (1893)
species :
Disa inflexa
(Lindl.) Mundt ex Bolus; Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 5(1): 162 (1888)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizodium inflexum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 360 (1838)
species :
Disa intermedia
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 259 (1981)
Distribution: Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SWZ
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Disa introrsa
Kurzweil, Liltved & H.P.Linder; Nordic J. Bot. 17(4): 353-360 (1997)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa karooica
S.D.Johnson & H.P.Linder; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118(4): 304 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa katangensis
De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 25 (1902)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa erubescens var. katangensis (De Wild.) Geerinck; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 107(1): 66 (1974)
species :
Disa klugei
McMurtry; Field Guide Orchids N. S. Afr. Swaziland 465 (2008)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Disa linderiana
Bytebier & E.G.H.Oliv.; S. African J. Bot. 73(4): 558 (2007)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa lineata
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 74 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa lisowskii
Szlach.; Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 39(2): 546 (1994)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Disa longicornu
L.f.; Suppl. 406 (1781) (longicornis)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa longicornis Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 4 (1794), orth. var.
species :
Disa longifolia
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 349 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa longilabris
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 150 (1906)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; N-Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia longilabris (Schltr.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 27: 9 (1919)
= Herschelianthe longilabris (Schltr.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
species :
Disa longipetala
(Lindl.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 201 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizodium antenniferum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 426 (1898)
= Schizodium longipetalum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 359 (1838)
species :
Disa lugens
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 483 (1884)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia lugens (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 806 (1898)
= Herschelianthe lugens (Bolus) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
variant :
var. nigrescens
(H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder; H. P. Linder & Kurzweil, Orchids Southern Africa 263 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia lugens var. nigrescens (H.P.Linder) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 13 (34): 379 (1981)
= Herschelianthe lugens var. nigrescens (H.P.Linder) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 15 (34): 554 (1985)
species :
Disa macrostachya
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 197 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., Kamiesberg)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia macrostachya Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 357 (1838)
species :
Disa maculata
L.f.; Suppl. 407 (1781)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizodium maculatum (L.f.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 360 (1838)
species :
Disa maculomarronina
McMurtry; S. Afr. Orchid J. 15(3): 91 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Northern Provinces, Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: probably a hybrid D. versicolor x hircicornis
species :
Disa marlothii
Bolus; Trans. South. Afr. Phil. Soc. 16: 148 (1905)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa micropetala
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 (1895) 7
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa miniata
Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 539 (1964)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
species :
Disa minor
(Sond.) Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 182 (1865)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea minor (Sond.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 183 (1912)
= Penthea minor Sond.; Linnaea 19: 104 (1847)
species :
Disa montana
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 90 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa poikilantha Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 60: 393 (1915)
= Disa pulchra var. montana (Sond.) Schltr.; (1901)
species :
Disa multifida
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 353 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa charpentieriana Rchb.f.; Linnaea 20: 668 (1847)
= Disa macroglottis Sond. ex Drège; Linnaea 20: 219 (1847), nomen
= Herschelia charpentieriana (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 807 (1900)
= Herschelia multifida (Lindl.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 206 (1913)
= Herschelianthe charpentieriana (Rchb.f.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94: 434 (1983)
= Herschelianthe multifida (Lindl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
species :
Disa neglecta
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 100 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa nervosa
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 352 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa fanniniae Harv. ex Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 246 (1913)
species :
Disa newdigatae
L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 11: sub t. 415 (1931)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia newdigateae (L.Bolus) H.P.Linder; Bothalia 13 (34): 370 (1981)
= Herschelianthe newdigateae (L.Bolus) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 15 (34): 554 (1985)
species :
Disa nigerica
Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 214 (1914)
Distribution: Nigeria; W-Cameroon; NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 NGA 23 CMN ZAI
species :
Disa nivea
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 223 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov., SW-KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Disa nubigena
H.P.Linder; Fl. Pl. Africa 56: t. 2148 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: highly threatened, known from a single population only
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia nubigena (H.P.Linder) Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 48(2): 121 (2003)
species :
Disa nyikensis
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 96 (1981)
Distribution: ?Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
species :
Disa obliqua
(Lindl.) Bolus; Trans. South. Afr. Phil. Soc. 5: I. (1888) 162, et J. Linn. Soc. 25: 201 (1889)
subspecies :
subsp. obliqua
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizodium obliquum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 359 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. clavigera
(Lindl.) Bytebier; Taxon 57(4): 1243 (2008)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa clavigera (Lindl.) Bolus; Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 5(1): 140 (1888)
= Disa gueinzii (Rchb.f.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 201 (1889)
= Schizodium bifidum var. clavigerum (Lindl.) Schltr.; (1901)
= Schizodium clavigerum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 360 (1838)
= Schizodium gueinzii Rchb.f.; Linnaea 20: 694 (1847)
= Schizodium modestum L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 19: t. 752 (1939)
= Schizodium obliquum subsp. clavigerum (Lindl.) H.P.Linder; J. S. African Bot. 47(3): 356 (1981)
= Schizodium obtusatum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 359 (1838)
species :
Disa obtusa
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 355 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. obtusa
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa tabularis Sond.; Linnaea 19: 99 (1847)
subspecies :
subsp. hottentotica
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 40 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. picta
(Sond.) H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 41 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa pappei Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 216 (1913)
= Disa picta Sond.; Linnaea 19: 99 (1847)
species :
Disa ocellata
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 477 (1884)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa maculata Harv. ex Lindl.; London J. Bot. 1: 15 (1842) [non L.f.]
species :
Disa ochrostachya
Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 181 (1865)
Distribution: Nigeria; W-Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 NGA 23 BUR CMN CON RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa adolphi-fridericii Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 331 (1909)
= Disa aurantiaca Rchb.f.; Flora 50: 98 (1867)
= Disa ochrostachya var. major Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 222 (1905)
species :
Disa oligantha
Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 182 (1865)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa parvilabris Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 844 (1882), nom. illeg.
= Orthopenthea triloba (Sond.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5, 3: 183 (1912)
= Penthea triloba Sond.; Linnaea 19: 104 (1846)
species :
Disa ophrydea
(Lindl.) Bolus; Trans. South. Afr. Phil. Soc. 5: I. (1888) 142, et J. Linn. Soc. 25: 196 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brownleea pentheriana Kraenzl. ex Zahlbr.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 20: 6 (1905)
= Disa sonderiana Schltr. ex Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 817 (1898)
= Monadenia ophrydea Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 358 (1838)
species :
Disa oreophila
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 170, fig. 8 (1889)
subspecies :
subsp. oreophila
Distribution: South Africa (SE-Northern Provinces, NE-Free State, W-KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
subspecies :
subsp. erecta
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 223 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa ornithantha
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 538 (1915)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; E-Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
species :
Disa ovalifolia
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 93 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa patula
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 94 (1846)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Cape Prov., Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa stenoglossa Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 173, fig. 11 (1889)
variant :
var. transvaalensis
Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 148 (1938)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa gerrardii Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 243 (1913)
species :
Disa perplexa
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 128 (1981)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 NGA 23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
species :
Disa physodes
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 211 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia physodes (Sw.) Rchb.f.; Flora 66: 461 (1883)
species :
Disa pillansii
L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 2: 32 (1916)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa polygonoides
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 349 (1838)
Distribution: S-Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov., S-Free State)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa natalensis Lindl.; London J. Bot. 1: 16 (1842)
species :
Disa porrecta
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 211 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa zeyheri Sond.; Linnaea 19: 95 (1847)
species :
Disa praecox
(H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder; H. P. Linder & Kurzweil, Orchids Southern Africa 470 (1999)
Distribution: NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia praecox H.P.Linder; Bothalia 13 (34): 382 (1981)
= Herschelianthe praecox (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder; Kew Bull. 40(1): 127 (1985)
= Herschelianthe praecox (H.P.Linder) Senghas; Schltr., Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, Bd. I, 2525 (2000), isonym
species :
Disa procera
H.P.Linder; H. P. Linder & Kurzweil, Orchids Southern Africa 265 (1999), nom. nov., et Taxon 57(4): 1246 (2008), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelianthe procera (H.P.Linder) Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 48(2): 119 (2003)
species :
Disa pulchella
Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 301 (1851)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Yemen
24 ETH 35 YEM
species :
Disa pulchra
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 94 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa kraussii Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 246 (1913)
species :
Disa purpurascens
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 482 (1884)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia purpurascens (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 803 (1898)
= Herschelianthe purpurascens (Bolus) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
species :
Disa pygmaea
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 72 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia pygmaea (Bolus) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Eur. 5: 111 (1892 publ. 1895)
species :
Disa racemosa
L.f.; Suppl. 406 (1781)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa racemosa var. isopetala Bolus; (1888)
= Disa secunda (Thunb.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 213 (1800)
= Satyrium secundum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 4 (1794)
species :
Disa remota
H.P.Linder; S. African J. Bot. 72(4): 627 (2006)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa renziana
Szlach.; Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 39(2): 545 (1994)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Disa reticulata
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 73 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia reticulata (Bolus) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Eur. 5: 112 (1892 publ. 1895)
species :
Disa rhodantha
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 40 (1895)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
species :
Disa richardiana
Lehm. ex Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 361 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea obtusa (Lindl.) Schelpe; Orchid Rev. 74: 394 (1966)
= Orthopenthea richardiana (Lehm. ex Bolus) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 183 (1912)
= Penthea obtusa Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 361 (1838)
= Penthea virginea Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl. 325 (1838)
species :
Disa robusta
N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 282 (1897)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; Malawi
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa coccinea Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 59 (1902)
= Disa praestans Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 59 (1902)
species :
Disa roeperocharoides
Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 379 (1914)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
species :
Disa rosea
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 350 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea rosea (Lindl.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 184 (1912)
species :
Disa roseovittata
McMurtry & G.McDonald; Field Guide Orchids N. S. Afr. Swaziland 466 (2008)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Disa rufescens
(Thunb.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 210 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia lancifolia Sond.; Linnaea 19: 100 (1846), nom. superfl.
= Monadenia leptostachya Sond.; Linnaea 19: 101 (1847)
= Monadenia macrocera Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 358 (1838)
= Monadenia rufescens (Thunb.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 356 (1838)
= Monadenia rufescens (Thunb.) Rchb.f.; Flora 66: 464 (1883), isonym
= Monadenia rufescens (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Eur. 5: 112 (1892 publ. 1895), isonym
= Satyrium rufescens Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
species :
Disa rungweensis
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 543 (1915)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; N-Malawi; ?Zimbabwe
25 TAN 26 MLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Disa sabulosa
Bolus; Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afr. 1, 1 t. 27 (1893)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia sabulosa (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 814 (1898)
species :
Disa sagittalis
(L.f.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 212 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (S-KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa attenuata Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 351 (1838)
= Orchis sagittalis L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 399 (1782)
= Satyrium sagittale (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
species :
Disa salteri
G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 78 (1941)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphigena salteri (G.J.Lewis) Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 48(2): 99 (2003)
species :
Disa sanguinea
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 97 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa huttonii Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 105 (1878)
species :
Disa sankeyi
Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 225 (1913)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov., Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa basutorum Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 60: 391 (1915), nom. illeg.
species :
Disa satyriopsis
Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 177 (1900)
Distribution: Burundi; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
23 BUR 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa ochrostachya var. latipetala G.Will.; Pl. Syst. Evol. 134: 60 (1980)
species :
Disa saxicola
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 41 (1895)
Distribution: Tanzania; NE-Zambia; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa uliginosa Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 285 (1901)
species :
Disa schizodioides
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 92 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea schizoides (Sond.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 184 (1912)
species :
Disa schlechteriana
Bolus; Trans. South. Afr. Phil. Soc. 16: 149 (1905)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia schlechteriana (Bolus) H.P.Linder; Bothalia 13 (34): 371 (1981)
= Herschelianthe schlechteriana (Bolus) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 15 (34): 554 (1985)
species :
Disa scullyi
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 70 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov., SW-KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa cooperi var. scullyi (Bolus) Schltr.; (1901)
species :
Disa scutellifera
A.Rich.; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 2, 14: 272 (1840)
Distribution: South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; W-Kenya
24 ETH SSU 25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa schimperi N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 279 (1897)
species :
Disa similis
Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 552 (1964)
Distribution: W-Angola; Zambia; South Africa (NE-KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG ZAM 27 SAF
species :
Disa spathulata
(L.f.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 213 (1800)
subspecies :
subsp. spathulata
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa atropurpurea Sond.; Linnaea 19: 96 (1846)
= Disa propinqua Sond.; Linnaea 19: 95 (1847)
= Disa propinqua var. trifida Sond.; Linnaea 19: 96 (1846)
= Disa spathulata var. atropurpurea (Sond.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 284 (1901)
= Herschelia atropurpurea (Sond.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 205 (1913)
= Herschelia spathulata (L.f.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 205 (1913)
= Herschelianthe atropurpurea (Sond.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983)
= Herschelianthe spathulata (L.f.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
= Orchis spathulata L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 398 (1782)
= Satyrium spathulatum (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
subspecies :
subsp. tripartita
(Lindl.) H.P.Linder; H. P. Linder & Kurzweil, Orchids Southern Africa 259 (1999)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa tripartita Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 353 (1838)
= Herschelia spathulata subsp. tripartita (Lindl.) H.P.Linder; Bothalia 13 (34): 373 (1981)
= Herschelia tripartita (Lindl.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 204 (1913)
= Herschelianthe spathulata subsp. tripartita (Lindl.) N.C.Anthony; Bothalia 15 (34): 554 (1985)
= Herschelianthe tripartita (Lindl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
species :
Disa stachyoides
Rchb.f.; Flora 64: 328 (1881)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Monadenia leydenburgensis Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 811 (1898)
species :
Disa staerkeriana
McMurtry & Bytebier; Phytotaxa 203(2): 192 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Disa stairsii
Kraenzl.; Gard. Chron. 1892, II: 728 (1892)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa bakeri Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 132 (1907)
= Disa gregoriana Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 398 (1895)
= Disa luxurians Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 369 (1900)
= Disa wissmannii Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 2 (1895), et Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C (1895) 154
species :
Disa stricta
Sond.; Linnaea 19: 91 (1846)
Distribution: South Africa (W-KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Disa subtenuicornis
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 53 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disa telipogonis
Rchb.f.; Linnaea 20: 689 (1847)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthopenthea telipogonis (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 185 (1912)
species :
Disa tenella
(L.f.) Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 212 (1800)
subspecies :
subsp. tenella
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Orchis tenella L.f.; Suppl. 400 (1781)
= Orchis tenuifolia Burm.f.; Fl. Cap. Prod. 30 (err. typ. 26) (1768)
= Satyrium tenellum (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 5 (1794)
subspecies :
subsp. pusilla
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 197 (1981)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa tenuicornis
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 68 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa tenuifolia
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 214 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa lutea H.P.Linder; Bothalia 15 (34): 553 (1985) [nom. nov. superfl.]
= Disa patens (L.f.) Thunb.; Fl. Cap. 50: 85 (1823) [non Sw.]
= Ophrys patens L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 404 (1782)
= Penthea patens (L.f.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 362 (1838)
= Serapias patens (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 3 (1794)
species :
Disa tenuis
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 354 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphigena leptostachya (Sond.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(2): 197 (1913)
= Amphigena tenuis (Lindl.) Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5: 197 (1913)
= Disa leptostachys Sond.; Linnaea 19: 98 (1847)
= Monadenia tenuis (Lindl.) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 819 (1900)
species :
Disa thodei
Schltr. ex Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 796 (1898)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Disa triloba
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 351 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa sagittalis var. triloba (Lindl.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 232 (1901)
species :
Disa tripetaloides
(L.f.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron. 1889, I: 360 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (S-KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa excelsa (Thunb.) Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 213 (1800)
= Disa falcata Schltr.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 46 (1893)
= Disa venosa Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 351 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Herschelia excelsa (Thunb.) Kraenzl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1009 (1904)
= Herschelianthe excelsa (Thunb.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94: 434 (1983)
= Orchis tripetaloides L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 398 (1782)
= Satyrium excelsum Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5 (1794), nom. superfl.
species :
Disa tysonii
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 172 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov., SW-KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Disa ukingensis
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 539 (1915)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; NE-Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
species :
Disa uncinata
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 478 (1884)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa uniflora
Bergius; Desc. Pl. Cap. 348 (1767)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa barellii De Puydt; Orchidées: 275 (1880)
= Disa grandiflora L.f.; Suppl. 406 (1781)
= Satyrium grandiflorum (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 4 (1794)
species :
Disa vaginata
Harv. ex Lindl.; London J. Bot. 1: 15 (1842)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa modesta Rchb.f.; Linnaea 20: 690 (1847)
species :
Disa vasselotii
Bolus ex Schltr.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 47 (1893) [nomen], et Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 274 (1902), descr.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa venosa
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 213 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa excelsa Thunb. ex N.E.Br.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 479 (1884), nom. illeg.
= Disa racemosa var. venosa (Sw.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 227 (1901)
species :
Disa venusta
Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 482 (1884)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Herschelia venusta (Bolus) Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 805 (1898)
= Herschelianthe venusta (Bolus) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 435 (1983)
species :
Disa verdickii
De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 26 (1902)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; W-Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
species :
Disa versicolor
Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 181 (1865)
Distribution: SW-Angola; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa hemisphaerophora Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 106 (1878)
= Disa macowanii Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 106 (1878)
species :
Disa vigilans
McMurtry & T.J.Edwards; S. African J. Bot. 72(4): 551 (2006)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa virginalis
H.P.Linder; Novon 8(4): 405 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disa walleri
Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 105 (1878)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa leopoldii De Wild. & T.Durand; Compt. Rend. Soc. Bot. Belg. 38: 218 (1900) [p. p.]
= Disa princeae Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 370 (1900)
= Disa zombaensis Rendle; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2, 4: 47 (1894)
species :
Disa walteri
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 544 (1915)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa goetzeana (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 150 (1906), nom. illeg.
= Herschelia goetzeana Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 286 (1901)
= Herschelianthe goetzeana (Kraenzl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (78): 434 (1983)
species :
Disa welwitschii
Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 181 (1865)
subspecies :
subsp. welwitschii
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 IVO LBR NGA 23 BUR CMN ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa breyeri Schltr.; Ann. Northern Provinces Mus. 10: 247 (1924)
= Disa calophylla Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 58 (1902)
= Disa hyacinthina Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 390 (1912)
= Disa ignea Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 57 (1902)
= Disa welwitschii var. buchneri Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 219 (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. occultans
(Schltr.) H.P.Linder; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 51 (34): 306 (1981)
Distribution: Guinea; Liberia; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 GUI LBR NGA 23 CAF CMN CON ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa occultans Schltr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 225 (1922)
= Disa subaequalis Summerh.; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 414 (1936), anglice, et Kew Bull. 221, latine. (1936)
= Disa tanganyikensis Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 541 (1964)
= Disa welwitschii var. occultans (Schltr.) Geerinck; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 52 (34): 342 (1982)
species :
Disa woodii
Schltr.; Ann. Northern Provinces Mus. 10: 247 (1924)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; S-Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Disa zimbabweensis
H.P.Linder; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 9: 267 (1981), nom. nov.
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa rungweensis subsp. rhodesiaca (Summerh.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 551 (1964)
= Disa rungweensis var. rhodesiaca Summerh.; Bot. Not. 188 (1937)
species :
Disa zombica
N.E.Br.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 278 (1897)
Distribution: ?SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disa nyassana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 538 (1915)
species :
Disa zuluensis
Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 233 (1913)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Disa ×brendae
H.P.Linder; Lindleyana 5(4): 224 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Disa caulescens x uniflora
species :
Disa ×nuwebergensis
H.P.Linder; Lindleyana 5(4): 228 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Disa caulescens x tripetaloides
species :
Disa ×paludicola
J.Stewart & J.C.Manning; S. Afr. Orchid J. 13: 36 (1982)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: Disa chrysostachya x D. rhodantha
species :
Disa ×vogelpoelii
(H.P.Linder) Bytebier; Taxon 57(4): 1247 (2008)
Distribution: South Africa
27 SAF
Remarks: Disa ferruginea x D. graminifolia
Synonyms: hidden
= xHerscheliodisa ×vogelpoelii H.P.Linder; S. African Orchid J. 16: 102 (1985)