Disa bracteata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diseae |
Subtribe: | Disinae |
Genus: | Disa |
Species: | D. bracteata |
Binomial name | |
Disa bracteata Sw. |
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Synonyms | |
Disa bracteata is a species of orchid native to South Africa.[1]
It is the only orchid species which has naturalised in Australia. It was first recorded in Western Australia in 1944, in South Australia in 1988 and Victoria in 1994. There is also a single recording in Tasmania.[1]