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Disa ochrostachya


Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diseae
SubTribe: Disinae
Genus: Disa
Species: D. ochrostachya
Alliance:
Binomial name
Disa ochrostachya
Rchb.f. 1865


Disa ochrostachya is a disa species found in Africa.

Description[]

Plant blooms from late winter to early spring with around 150 flowers that are 1cm wide.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in the montane grasslands of Cameroon to Tanzania and South Africa at elevations of 1500 to 2600 meters.

Culture[]

Varities[]

Image Name Description
Disa ochrostachya Sepals and petals are red and spotted. Lip is red.

Naming[]

Common Name: Yellowish flowering Disa

Synonyms[]

  1. Disa aurantiaca Rchb.f., Flora 1: 98 (1867).
  2. Disa ochrostachya var. major Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 222 (1905).
  3. Disa adolphi-fridericii Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 331 (1909).
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