Disa venosa

Disa venosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Disa
Species:	D. venosa
Binomial name
	Disa venosa; Sw.
Synonyms
	Disa excelsa Thunb. ex N.E.Br.;

Last updated October 13, 2025

Disa venosa 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2759-128 REDLIST Sanbi
↑ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630289-1 Plants of the World Online
↑ Johnson, S. D.; Steiner, K. E.; Whitehead, V. B.; Vogelpoel, L. (1998). "Pollination Ecology and Maintenance of Species Integrity in Cooccurring Disa racemosa L.f. and Disa venosa SW. (Orchidaceae) in South Africa". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 85 (2): 231–241. Bibcode:1998AnMBG..85..231J. doi:10.2307/2992007. ISSN 0026-6493. JSTOR 2992007.
↑ Bytebier, Benny; Bellstedt, Dirk U.; Linder, H. Peter (2008). "A New Phylogeny-Based Sectional Classification for the Large African Orchid Genus Disa". Taxon. 57 (4): 1233–1251. Bibcode:2008Taxon..57.1233B. doi:10.1002/tax.574015. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 27756776.

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[1] ttp://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2759-128 REDLIST Sanbi

[2] ttp://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630289-1 Plants of the World Online

[3] Johnson, S. D.; Steiner, K. E.; Whitehead, V. B.; Vogelpoel, L. (1998). "Pollination Ecology and Maintenance of Species Integrity in Cooccurring Disa racemosa L.f. and Disa venosa SW. (Orchidaceae) in South Africa". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 85 (2): 231–241. Bibcode:1998AnMBG..85..231J. doi:10.2307/2992007. ISSN 0026-6493. JSTOR 2992007.

[4] Bytebier, Benny; Bellstedt, Dirk U.; Linder, H. Peter (2008). "A New Phylogeny-Based Sectional Classification for the Large African Orchid Genus Disa". Taxon. 57 (4): 1233–1251. Bibcode:2008Taxon..57.1233B. doi:10.1002/tax.574015. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 27756776.

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