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Disa stairsii is a disa species found in Africa.
Description[]
Plant blooms at any season with many 2 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing with the giant heathers on the Ruwenzori Mountains of mountains in East tropical Africa.
Common in the heathbelt of the Ruwenzori Range Disa stairsii is cardinal red, distinct from the other foliage by its single spur which is borne on the top of the its flower and is generally growing in moss at elevations of 2,800 to 3,400 meters
On Kilimanjaro D. stairsii also grows among the heath along with Erica arborea and Erica rossi, is "small pink flowered" and is hidden by clumps of grasses along with the white flowered Anemone thomsonii.
Culture[]
Naming[]
Common Name: Stairs' Disa
Synonyms[]
- Disa gregoriana Rendle, 1895.
- Disa wissmannii Kraenzl., 1895.
- Disa luxurians Kraenzl., 1900.
- Disa bakeri Rolfe, 1907.