Disa scullyi Bolus 1885 SUBGENUS Hircicornes SECTION Hircicornes

Inflorescence in situ South Africa

Photos courtesy of © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz and their Website

full sun Cold LATESummer EARLYSummer

Common Name Scully's Disa

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in S Cape Province and Natal South Africa, in swamps in full sun at elevations of 1500 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terresrial that blooms in the late spring and early summer on an erect, terminal, to 20" [ to 50 cm] long, 10 to 20 flowered inflorescence,

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982 photo fide; Orchids of Southern Africa Linder & Kurzweil 1999 photo fide; A molecular phylogeny for the large African orchid genus Disa Bytebier 2006