Cluster Disa
Disa ferruginea
Summary 2
Disa ferruginea is a stout, reed-like terrestrial 200-450mm tall. Radical leaves linear, developing after flowering;cauline leaves dry, sheathing. Inflorescence dense, 1-40 flowered. Flowers bright red to orange, often with some parts yellow. Median sepal apiculate, galea 8-10 mm deep;spur slender, grading into the galea, 7-20 mm long;lateral sepals projecting away;elliptic to narrowly elliptic, with apiculi up to 4 mm long;petals spear-shaped, 5-7 mm long;lip narrowly egg to spear-shaped,
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
