Disa equestris Rchb. f.

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Zambia records: View all records (8)

Records of this taxon from Zambia are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number    No of images    Record date    Recorder(s)    Coll.    Det.    Conf.    Herbaria    Habitat    Location    Loc code(s)    Outing code    Planted code    Country    QDS    Grid ref.    FZ Div    Alt. (m)    Notes    Lat    Long    Loc Acc Code   
100580212 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
Wet dambo in black muck soil Kikana area, Solwezi Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1227A3 W1317Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting. 6
106318012 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW126
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NDO

NU

Open wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soil Large wet open dambo c. 86 km E of Solwezi 0Zambia1227A3 W13176
106327012 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW132
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Wetter section of dambo grassland growing in moist sandy loam Medium-sized open dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 0Zambia1227A4 W13106
100579210 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
Wet dambo in black muck soil Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1368Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting. 6
106308010 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW116
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NDO

NU

Very large open dambo grassland growing in the lower lying central area in wet black muck soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 0Zambia1124B3 W13686
10622408 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
BB3575
B Bytebier
K

NU

Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 0Zambia0930C1 N16366
305041No dateW McCleland
In damboNear Solwezi, North-western Zambia0Zambia W0

Total records found: 7



Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Records of: Disa equestris.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=117310, retrieved 6 April 2025

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