- Disa uniflora
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Disa uniflora Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Orchidoideae Tribe: Diseae Subtribe: Disinae Genus: Disa Species: D. uniflora Binomial name Disa uniflora
P.J.BergiusSynonyms - Disa grandiflora L.f.
- Satyrium grandiflorum Thunb.
Disa uniflora is a species of orchid from the Orchidoideae subfamily. It is the type species of the genus Disa, and one of the best-known species of this genus. It is native to South Africa, Cape Province. The Orchid grows near waterfalls, streamlets - Actually around moist places. It blooms during the summer months and grows from tubers. The blooms are showy, usually red colored but sometimes they may be pink, yellow or rarely white. The insect which pollinates the flower is the mountain Pride Butterfly - Aeropetes tulbaghia.
References
Categories:- Disa
- Flora of South Africa
- Orchid species
- Orchidoideae stubs
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