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Disa

The genus Disa is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Disa

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Disa aconitoides Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa aequiloba Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Disa alinae Szlach. Accepted H WCSP
Disa alticola H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa amoena H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa andringitrana Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa aperta N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Disa arida Vlok Accepted H WCSP
Disa aristata H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa atrorubens Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa aurata (Bolus) L.T.Parker & Koop. Accepted H WCSP
Disa barbata (L.f.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa basutorum Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa baurii Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa begleyi L.Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa bifida (Thunb.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa biflora (L.) Druce Accepted H WCSP
Disa bivalvata (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz Accepted H WCSP
Disa bodkinii Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa bolusiana Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa borbonica Balf.f. & S.Moore Accepted H WCSP
Disa brachyceras Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa bracteata Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa × brendae H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa brevicornis (Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa brevipetala H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa buchenaviana Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa caffra Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa cardinalis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa caulescens Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa cedarbergensis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa celata Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Disa cephalotes Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa cernua (Thunb.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa chimanimaniensis (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa chrysostachya Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa clavicornis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa cochlearis S.D.Johnson & Liltved Accepted H WCSP
Disa comosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa conferta Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa cooperi Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa cornuta (L.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa crassicornis Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa cryptantha Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Disa cylindrica (Thunb.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa danielae Geerinck Accepted H WCSP
Disa densiflora (Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa dichroa Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Disa dracomontana Schelpe ex H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa draconis (L.f.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa ecalcarata (G.J.Lewis) H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa elegans Sond. ex Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa eminii Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa engleriana Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa equestris Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa erubescens Rendle Accepted H WCSP
Disa esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa extinctoria Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa facula P.J.Cribb, C.Herrm. & Sebsebe Accepted H WCSP
Disa fasciata Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa ferruginea Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa filicornis (L.f.) Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Disa flexuosa (L.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa forcipata Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa forficaria Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa fragrans Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa galpinii Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Disa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa glandulosa Burch. ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Disa hallackii Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Disa harveyana Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa hians (L.f.) Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Disa hircicornis Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa incarnata Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa inflexa (Lindl.) Mundt ex Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa intermedia H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa introrsa Kurzweil, Liltved & H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa karooica S.D.Johnson & H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa katangensis De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Disa linderiana Bytebier & E.G.H.Oliv. Accepted H WCSP
Disa lineata Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa lisowskii Szlach. Accepted H WCSP
Disa longicornu L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa longifolia Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa longilabris Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa longipetala (Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa lugens Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa macrostachya (Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa maculata L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa × maculomarronina McMurtry Accepted H WCSP
Disa marlothii Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa micropetala Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa miniata Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Disa minor (Sond.) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa montana Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa multifida Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa neglecta Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa nervosa Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa newdigateae L.Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa nigerica Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Disa nivea H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa nubigena H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa × nuwebergensis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa nyikensis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa obliqua (Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa obtusa Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa ocellata Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa ochrostachya Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa oligantha Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa ophrydea (Lindl.) Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa oreophila Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa ornithantha Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa ovalifolia Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa × paludicola J.L.Stewart & J.C.Manning Accepted H WCSP
Disa patula Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa perplexa H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa physodes Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa pillansii L.Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa polygonoides Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa porrecta Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa praecox (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa procera H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa pulchella Hochst. ex A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Disa pulchra Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa purpurascens Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa pygmaea Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa racemosa L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa remota H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa renziana Szlach. Accepted H WCSP
Disa reticulata Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa rhodantha Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa richardiana Lem. ex Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa robusta N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Disa roeperocharoides Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa rosea Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa rufescens (Thunb.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa rungweensis Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa sabulosa Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa sagittalis (L.f.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa salteri G.J.Lewis Accepted H WCSP
Disa sanguinea Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa sankeyi Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Disa satyriopsis Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa saxicola Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa schizodioides Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa schlechteriana Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa scullyi Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa scutellifera A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Disa similis Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Disa spathulata (L.f.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa stachyoides Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa stairsii Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa stricta Sond. Accepted H WCSP
Disa subtenuicornis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa telipogonis Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa tenella (L.f.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa tenuicornis Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa tenuifolia Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa tenuis Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa thodei Schltr. ex Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa triloba Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa tripetaloides (L.f.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Disa tysonii Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa ukingensis Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa uncinata Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa uniflora P.J.Bergius Accepted H WCSP
Disa vaginata Harv. ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Disa vasselotii Bolus ex Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa venosa Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Disa venusta Bolus Accepted H WCSP
Disa verdickii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Disa versicolor Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa vigilans McMurtry & T.J.Edwards Accepted H WCSP
Disa virginalis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa × vogelpoelii (H.P.Linder) Bytebier Accepted H WCSP
Disa walleri Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa walteri Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa welwitschii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Disa woodii Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Disa zimbabweensis H.P.Linder Accepted H WCSP
Disa zombica N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Disa zuluensis Rolfe Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 308 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Disa. Of these 184 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 32 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Disa. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 308 species names for the genus Disa recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 184 59.7%
Synonym 115 37.3%
Unplaced 4 1.3%
Unassessed 5 1.6%

All names

The status of the 340 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Disa recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 200 58.8%
Synonym 131 38.5%
Unplaced 4 1.2%
Unassessed 5 1.5%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 308 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Disa, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 184 114 0 0 298 96.8%
Medium confidence 0 1 0 0 1 0.3%
Low confidence 0 0 4 5 9 2.9%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Disa, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 1 0 5 0 6 1.9%
WCSP 184 114 4 0 0 302 98.1%