Disa comosa Schltr.

Species

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Characteristics

Plants erect or subflexuose, 80-300 (-600) mm tall; basal 2 (-3) leaves elliptic to rarely narrowly elliptic, obtuse, semi-erect, 30-120 (-170) mm long, the remaining leaves closely sheathing the stem. Inflorescences slender, usually lax, 40-150 mm long, with 1-20 flowers; bracts slightly shorter than the ovaries, venation reticulate and visible. Flowers lime-green, occasionally tinted red. Median sepal shallowly galeate, oblong, obtuse to rounded, 9-11 mm tall; spur slender, cylindrical, acute, adpressed to the ovary, 17-24 mm long; lateral sepals obliquely oblong-ovate, obtuse, 6-7 mm long. Petals obliquely ovate to narrowly oblong, retuse to emarginate, 6-8 mm long. Lip elliptic, obtuse to acute, subfleshy, 6-8 mm long. Anther semi-pendent, 2 mm long; stigma as tall as the rostellum; rostellum 2 mm tall.
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Terrestrial herb, erect to subflexuose geophyte, 0.08-0.30 m high. Leaves 2 or 3 basal, semi-erect, elliptic, obtuse, 30-130 mm long, remaining leaves closely sheathing the stem. Inflorescence slender, lax, 40-150 mm long; bracts shorter than ovaries, venation reticulate. Flowers 1-20, lime green, occasionally tinted red. Sepals: median sepal erect, shallowly galeate, oblong, obtuse, 9-11 mm long; spur slender, cylindrical, acute, appressed to ovary, 17-24 mm long; lateral sepals obliquely oblong-ovate, obtuse, 6-7 mm long. Petals obliquely ovate, retuse, 6-8 mm long. Lip elliptic, obtuse to acute, subfleshy, 6-8 mm long. Anther semi-pendent, 2 mm long; stigma as tall as rostellum, 2 mm tall. Flowering time Sept.-Nov.
Erect or subflexuose, tuberous geophyte to 30 cm. Leaves basal, elliptic. Flowers few in a lax raceme, lime-green, sometimes tinted red, spur cylindrical, 17-24 mm long, lateral sepals oblong-ovate, 6-7 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) 0.05 - 0.16
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Images

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Distribution

Disa comosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630086-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944335
COL ID 36RY4
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Synonyms

Monadenia comosa Disa affinis Disa comosa