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Disa aperta
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Moist to wet dambo in black muck soil
Chana dambo
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Moist to wet dambo in black muck soil
Chana dambo
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Disa equestris var. concinna (N.E. Br.) Kraenzl. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Plants up to 45 cm tall; leaves usually 3, mostly sheathing, 4-8 cm long, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate; inflorescence laxly few flowered; ovary 10-15 mm long; bracts narrowly ovate, about as long as ovary; flowers mauve-blue to greenish-brown speckled purple, somewhat downward facing; dorsal sepal elliptic, forming a hood c. 6-9(11) mm long, 3.5-5(6) mm wide and 3-4 mm deep; spur 3-4 mm long, conical to sub-cylindrical, ±horizontal; lateral sepals spreading, 7.5-11 mm long, obliquely oblong-elliptic; petals 5.5-6(7) mm long, falcate, erect inside the hood; lip spreading, 5.5-8.5 mm long, linear-elliptic, rounded. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mbala District |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | aperta: open |
| Habitat: | In dambo grasslands in Brachystegia woodland |
| Altitude range: | 1000 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Zambia through to Malawi and Tanzania. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 9 April 2019 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 175. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 120. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 118. probably also as Disa goetzeana Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 88 - 89. (Includes a picture). |
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