Disa bracteata

Disa bracteata
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.
Synonyms

Monadenia bracteata (Sw.) T.Durand & Schinz

Disa bracteata is a species of orchid native to South Africa.[1]

It is one of the few orchid species which has become naturalised in Australia.[2] 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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A weed in waiting". Introduced Plants & Animals of Victoria. Viridans. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  2. ↑ Clements, Mark; Jones, David (13 June 2008). "Australian Orchidaceae: Current Genera and species list". Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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