Disa brachyceras Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Disa

Characteristics

Plants erect, 30-70 mm tall; basal sheaths usually 2, hyaline; leaves numerous, spiralling, linear, reaching to the inflorescence base, up to 25 mm long. Inflorescences cylindrical, numerous-flowered; bracts green, as tall as or slightly overtopping the flowers. Flowers white. Median sepal galeate, acute, 2-3 mm long, deeply saccate basally; lateral sepals patent, oblong, acute, c. 2.5 mm long. Petals erect next to the stigma, oblique, ovate, acute, with a posterior lobe and a small basal anticous lobe, c. 2 mm tall. Lip lorate, c. 2 mm long. Anther semi-pendent; stigma horizontal; lateral rostellum lobes square.
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Slender, tuberous geophyte to 7 cm. Leaves many, spiralling, linear, reaching to raceme base. Flowers many in a cylindrical raceme, white, lateral sepals oblong, ± 2.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.07
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Soil texture 3-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Disa brachyceras world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630065-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944303
COL ID 36RXJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Disa brachyceras