Disa biflora

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Disa biflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Disa
Species:
D. biflora
Binomial name
Disa biflora
(L.f.) Druce, (1914)
Synonyms
  • Disa satyrioidesBytebier
  • Disa torta(Thunb.) Sw.
  • Gamaria cornuta(L.) Raf.
  • Orchis bifloraL.
  • Orchis flexicaulisL.f.
  • Orchis satyrioidesL.
  • Satyrium cornutumL.
  • Satyrium tortumThunb.
  • Schizodium arcuatumLindl.
  • Schizodium biflorum(L.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Schizodium cornutum(L.) Schltr.
  • Schizodium satyrioides(L.) Garay
  • Schizodium tortum(Thunb.) Steud.

Disa biflora is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. [1] The plant is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape and occurs from Cape Hangklip to Nieuwoudtville. The plant is extinct on the Cape Peninsula. [2]

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