Disa purpurascens is a species of orchid found in South Africa (SW. Cape Prov.). It is also known as the early blue disa or the bloumoederkappie.
Disa purpurascens is a very distinctive orchid, but it does have a close relative Disa graminifolia. The latter name means grass-leaved, which is quite ...
Description. Plants up to 50cm tall. Leaves at base of stem rigid and erect, remaining leaves cauline. · Habitat. Occasional in dry-rocky or stony areas.
Range. Cape Point to Stilbaai. ; Habitat and Ecology ; Major system. Terrestrial ; Major habitats. Overberg Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg ...
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Name · Identification. Disa purpurascens Bolus [family ORCHIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Herschelia purpurascens (Bolus) Kraenzl.
Disa purpurascens Bolus 1884 SECTION Trichochila Photos by © Marland Holderness and his Flickr Website · SIde View of Flower. Photo courtesy of © Swiss Orchid ...
Plants 250-500 mm tall; radical leaves c. 10, rigid and erect, up to 1 mm broad, cauline leaves 5-7, completely sheathing, dry, 20-40 mm long.
Oct 29, 2022 · Disa is a genus in the family Orchidaceae and is mostly found in southern and eastern Africa. Species are deciduous or evergreen terrestrial plants.
Kingdom Plantae · Phylum Streptophyta · Class Equisetopsida · Subclass Magnoliidae · Order. Asparagales. View Order Tree opens in a new tab · Family. Orchidaceae.
Disa: species; Disa purpurascens. Name. Synonyms: Herschelia purpurascens (Bolus) Kraenzl. Herschelianthe purpurascens (Bolus) Rauschert; Homonyms: Disa ...
