Disa bolusiana Schltr.

Species

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Characteristics

Plants (100-) 200-300 mm tall; lower 2-5 leaves narrowly oblong, acute, semi-erect, to 50 (-70) mm long, grading gradually into the sheathing, narrowly ovate, acute upper leaves. Inflorescences subimbricate, occasionally secund, 30-130 mm long and with 2-25 flowers; bracts with the reticulate venation usually visible. Flowers lime-green, occasionally tinted red. Median sepal erect, shallowly galeate, oblong, obtuse to rounded, 8-11 mm long; spur slender, acute, 16-22 mm long; lateral sepals reflexed, oblong, rounded, 6-8 mm long. Petals obliquely ovate to narrowly oblong, emarginate, 6-8 mm long. Lip patent or recurved, elliptic, obtuse to acute, subfleshy, 5-7 mm long. Anther semi-pendent, 1.5-2 mm long; stigma as tall as the rostellum; rostellum erect, 1.5 mm tall.
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Slender or robust, tuberous geophyte to 30 cm. Leaves 2-5, basal, narrowly oblong. Flowers many in a dense raceme, lime-green, sometimes tinted red, spur slender, 16-22 mm long, lateral sepals oblong, 6-8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Disa bolusiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630063-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944301
COL ID 36RXG
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Synonyms

Monadenia bolusiana Disa bolusiana