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Disa erubescens
erubescens
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Zomba Plateau, Malawi
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| Synonyms: |
Disa erubescens Rendle var. leucantha Schltr. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 40-90 cm tall. Leaves on a separate sterile shoot, 2-3, erect, linear, up to 30 cm long, folded along the length. Leaves along the fertile shoot, lanceolate, 3-8 cm long, sheathing except for the apices. Inflorescence 5-13 cm long, laxly 3-6-flowered with lanceolate bracts, c. 3 cm long. Flowers bright orange-red with the inside of the hood and upper petal lobes orange, spotted red. Dorsal sepal erect, spathulate, c. 3 cm long, spur ascending, slender, 8-16 mm long. Lateral sepals spreading, c. 2.5 cm long. Petals 2-lobed, posterior lobe diverging upwards with a S-shaped curve inside the hood. Lip pendent, linear, 9-20 mm long. |
| Notes: | See subsp. carsonii for comparison. Also compare Disa ornithantha. |
| Derivation of specific name: | erubescens: reddening, rose |
| Habitat: | Wet montane grassland and seepage zones. |
| Altitude range: | 1800 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon, DRC Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 224 - 225. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 321. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 56. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 179 - 180. as Disa erubescens (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 172 - 173. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 117 - 118. (Includes a picture). Linder, H.P. (1981). Taxonomic studies in the Disinae (Orchidaceae): IV A revision of Disa Berg. sect. Micranthae Lindl. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 51(3/4) Pages 335 - 339. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 47 - 48. as Disa erubescens (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 119. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 104. as Disa erubescens (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 78 - 79. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Disa erubescens subsp. erubescens
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