Disa brevicornis Bolus

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 200-500 mm tall; leaves narrowly lanceolate to rarely narrowly ovate, to 150 mm long basally. Inflorescences lax or cylindrical, 40-300 mm tall; bracts as tall as or overtopping the flowers, acuminate. Flowers with lime-green petals and lip, lip with a maroon base, lateral sepals green, median sepal rust-coloured to maroon. Median sepal erect, shallowly galeate, obtuse to rounded, apiculate, narrowly obovate to oblong, 7-10 mm tall; spur pendent with the apex curved towards the ovary, cylindrical, 2-3 x 7-11 mm; lateral sepals reflexed, oblong, obtuse, apiculate, 5-9 mm long. Petals obliquely narrowly ovate to oblong, obliquely retuse, 5-9 mm tall. Lip narªrowly oblong, obtuse, 6-8 mm long. Anther semi-pendent, 1.5-2 mm long; stigma shortly pedicelªlate; rostellum 1-2 mm tall.
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Terrestrial herb, robust geophyte, 0.2-0.5 m high. Leaves basal, narrowly lanceolate, 150 mm long. Inflorescence lax, 40-300 mm long; bracts as tall as or overtopping the flowers, acuminate. Flowers many, lateral sepals petals and lip lime-green, lip base maroon, median sepal rust colour. Sepals: median sepal erect, shallowly galeate, obovate to oblong, obtuse, 7-10 mm long; spur pendent, cylindrical, apex curved towards ovary, 7-11 mm long; lateral sepals reflexed, oblong, obtuse, 5-9 mm long. Petals obliquely narrowly ovate-oblong, obliquely retuse, 5-9 mm long. Lip narrowly oblong, obtuse, 6-8 mm long. Anther semi-pendent, 1.5-2.0 mm long, rostellum 1-2 mm tall. Flowering time Nov.-Feb.
Erect herb, up to 0.5 m high. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to narrowly ovate, basal ones up to 150 mm long. Flowers: dorsal sepal maroon, 7-10 mm high; spur clavate, acute, 7-11 mm long, pendent from base of galea; lateral sepals reflexed; lip narrowly oblong, fleshy; viscidium 1, very rarely 2 on an unlobed rostellum; perianth green; Nov.-Feb.
Slender or robust, tuberous geophyte to 50 cm. Leaves usually narrowly lanceolate. Flowers many in a lax raceme, lime-green and maroon, spur cylindrical, 7-11 mm long, lateral sepals oblong, 5-9 mm long.
Erect terrestrial herb, up to 500 mm tall. Dorsal sepal maroon, 7-10 mm tall. Spur clavate, acute, 7-11 mm long. Lateral sepals reflexed. Lip narrowly oblong. Flowers green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Disa brevicornis world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Madagascar, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630068-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944307
COL ID 36RXM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 839994
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Synonyms

Monadenia brevicornis Disa brevicornis