Disa bracteata

Disa bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diseae
Subtribe:	Disinae
Genus:	Disa
Species:	D. bracteata
Binomial name
Disa bracteata Sw.
Synonyms
Monadenia bracteata (Sw.) T.Durand & Schinz

Disa bracteata is a species of orchid native to South Africa.^[1]

It is the only orchid species which has naturalised in Australia. It was first recorded in Western Australia in 1944, in South Australia in 1988 and Victoria in 1994. There is also a single recording in Tasmania.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "A weed in waiting". Introduced Plants & Animals of Victoria. Viridans. http://www.viridans.com/INTRO/waitingweed.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-07.