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Disa saxicola (Disa saxicola)

Description

Disa saxicola is a flowering plant in the Lan family . This breed was developed by Schltr. the first scientific description in 1895. Disa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It comprises about 182 species. Most of the species are indigenous to tropical and southern Africa, with a few more in the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, and Réunion. Disa bracteata is naturalized in Western Australia, where the local name is "African weed-orchid." The genus Disa was named by P.J. Bergius in 1767. It was named after Disa, the heroine of a Swedish legend.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Disa