Disa tripetaloides

Disa tripetaloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diseae
Subtribe:	Disinae
Genus:	Disa
Species:	D. tripetaloides
Binomial name
Disa tripetaloides (L.f.) N.E. Br.
Synonyms
Orchis tripetaloides L.f. (Basionym) Satyrium excelsum Thunb. Disa excelsa (Thunb.) Sw. Disa venosa Lindl. Disa falcata Schltr. Herschelia excelsa (Thunb.) Kraenzl. Herschelianthe excelsa (Thunb.) Rauschert

Disa tripetaloides is a species of orchid that grows along the edges of streams in South Africa. This is one of the smaller species in the genus Disa in the section Disa. There are populations that come from the winter-rainfall areas of South Africa, and summer-rainfall areas of South Africa. It is also amongst one of the four commonly grown species of Disa in cultivation. The other three being Disa aurata, Disa cardinalis, and Disa uniflora.

Disa tripetaloides is able to reproduce sexually and asexually. Asexual reproduction occurs by means of creating offshoots along the base of the plant and on stolons.