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Disa perplexa
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Photo: Penny English
South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 30–90 cm tall. Leaves along the stem overlapping, mostly sheathing, lanceolate, 4–8 cm long. Inflorescence densely many-flowered, cylindric, 10–25 cm long. Floral bracts narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm long, overtopping the flowers. Flowers facing down, white with green or purple mottling on the sepals. Dorsal sepal elliptic-ovate, forming a hood 5.5–6.5 mm long, 4–4.5 mm wide and c. 2 mm deep. Spur cylindric, 9–11 mm long, horizontal from a small conical base, soon decurved. Lateral sepals oblong, 5–5.5 mm long. Petals oblong, 4.5–5 mm long. Lip obovate-spathulate, 3–5 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mungwi |
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| Derivation of specific name: | perplexa: confused, obscure; referring to the confusing similarity with Disa hircicornis |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and a single record from Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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. 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 Page 184. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 180 - 181. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 123. 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 321 - 324. as Disa englerana (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. McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa Pages 184 - 185. (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 106. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 135. |
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