Disa versicolor Rchb.f. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Disa versicolor Rchb.f.

Disa versicolor Rchb.f.

Disa versicolor Rchb.f. is a perennial geophytic orchid native to multiple regions of southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Disa
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Disa versicolor Rchb.f.

Disa versicolor Rchb.f., commonly known as the apple-blossum orchid, is a perennial geophytic plant that belongs to the orchid genus Disa. Within South Africa, it is native to Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, and the Free State. Beyond South Africa, the species is native to Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

Photo: (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Disa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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