Disa verdickii De Wild.

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Zambia records: View all records (6)

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   
100583211 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
Dry to moist dambo in sandy to sandy loam soil Kambamba dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124D4 W1485Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting. 6
106312011 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW121
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Large open flat dambo grassland growing in Kalahari sand Large open dambo (Kambamba dambo) c. 38 km E of Mwinilunga 0Zambia1124D4 W14856
100582210 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
Dry to moist dambo in sandy to sandy loam soil Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1376Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting. 6
106304010 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW112
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NDO

NU

Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 0Zambia1124B3 W13766
79792220 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
MG Bingham
Dambo/Grassland Roadside dambo between Mwinilunga and Solwezi (Mwinilunga Distr., Northwestern Province) 0Zambia W0Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting. 0
105832020 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
RB402
B Bytebier
K

NDO

Dambo (seasonally inundated grassland), ca. 1km sq., dominated by grasses and sedges. Soils peaty. Large open dambo. 0Zambia1125A3 W14956

Total records found: 6



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 verdickii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=209460, retrieved 3 April 2025

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