Disa dichroa Summerh.

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Status: Native
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Type location:
Zambia, Sunzu
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Worldwide distribution:
National distribution: N,W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,N,C
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Red data list status: Lower Risk - least concern
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Literature:

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 176 - 177. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 119.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1964). African orchids XXIX Kew Bulletin 17(3) Pages 548 - 551. Protologue (Includes a picture).

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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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Disa dichroa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Disa dichroa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Disa dichroa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Disa dichroa
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iNaturalist: Disa dichroa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Disa dichroa
JSTOR Plant Science: Disa dichroa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Disa dichroa
Plants of the World Online: Disa dichroa
Tropicos: Disa dichroa
Wikipedia: Disa dichroa


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: Disa dichroa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=209370, retrieved 4 April 2025

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