Disa uniflora

Disa uniflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Disa
Species:
D. uniflora
Binomial name
Disa uniflora
Synonyms
  • Disa grandiflora L.f.
  • Satyrium grandiflorum Thunb.

Disa uniflora, the red disa or pride of Table Mountain,[1][2] is a South African species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae.[1][3] It is the type species of the genus Disa, and one of its best-known members. It is occasionally referred to by its old name Disa grandiflora.[1][3][2][4]

  1. ^ a b c Trinder-Smith, Terry (2006). "Orchidaceae". Wild Flowers of the Table Mountain National Park. Kirstenbosch, Claremont: Botanical Society of South Africa. pp. 104–105. ISBN 1874999600.
  2. ^ a b Maytham Kidd, Mary. (1983). "Orchidaceae". Cape Peninsula – South African Wild Flower Guide 3. Kirstenbosch, Claremont: Botanical Society of South Africa. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0620067454.
  3. ^ a b Manning, John (2007). "Disa". Field Guide to Fynbos. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp. 162–163. ISBN 9781770072657.
  4. ^ Burman, Lee; Bean, Anne (1985). "Orchidaceae". Hottentots-Holland tot Hermanus – Veldblomgids van Suid-Afrika 5. Kirstenbosch, Claremont: Botanical Society of South Africa. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0620083956.