Disa fragrans
| Disa fragrans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Disa |
| Species: | D. fragrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Disa fragrans Schltr.
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Disa fragrans, the fragrant disa, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa.[1] The plant is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the plant occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.[2]
There are two subspecies:
- Disa fragrans subsp. deckenii (Rchb.f.) H.P.Linder
- Disa fragrans subsp. fragrans
References
[edit]- ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2759-39 REDLIST Sanbi
- ^ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630118-1 Plants of the World Online
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