Disa sabulosa Bolus 1893SECTION Monadenia

Plant And Flowers in situ South Africa

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

Common Name The Disa

Flower Size 3/4" [1.8 cm]

Found in southwestern Cape Province South Africa in sandy areas near the coast in full sun at elevations around 300 meters as a miniature to small sized, cool growing terresrial with undulate margined leaves that blooms in the spring on an erect, terminal, obovate,, to 8" [20 cm] long, densely several flowered inflorescence,

Synonyms Monadenia sabulosa (Bolus) Kraenzl. 1900

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

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