Disa tenella
| Disa tenella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Disa |
| Species: | D. tenella
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| Binomial name | |
| Disa tenella (L.f.) Sw.
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| Synonyms | |
Disa tenella is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld.[1] The plant is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Porterville to Malmesbury and Gordon's Bay. It is extinct on the Cape Flats. The plant has a range of 2105 km2 in which only three to four subpopulations remain. More than 50% of the plant samples from before 1950 come from areas that were ceded to suburban development. The species' numbers are still declining due to invasive plants and crop cultivation.[2]
There are two subspecies:
- Disa tenella subsp. pusilla H.P.Linder
- Disa tenella subsp. tenella
References
- ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2759-114 REDLIST Sanbi
- ^ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630269-1 Plants of the World Online
External links
- Media related to Disa tenella at Wikimedia Commons