Disa forficaria

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Disa forficaria
Harry Bolus - Orchids of South Africa - volume I plate 087 (1896).jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Disa
Species:
D. forficaria
Binomial name
Disa forficaria
Bolus, (1896)
Synonyms
  • Forficaria graminifoliaLindl.
  • Herschelia forficaria(Bolus) H.P.Linder
  • Herschelianthe forficaria(Bolus) N.C.Anthony

Disa forficaria is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. [1] The plant is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs at Cape Peninsula, Du Toitskloof, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Houwhoek and Groenland. There are only five plants at a herbarium, all collected before 1966. The plant has not been seen again since then. [2]

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