Disa lineata Bolus 1885 SECTION Disella

Plant and Flowers insitu

Photos courtesy of © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz and their Website

Part Shade Cool Cold Spring

Common Name The Longitudinally Striped Disa

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in SW Cape Province South Africa in mountains on rock ledges at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with narrowly lanceolate, cauline, erect leaves that blooms in the spring on an erect, 16" [40 cm] long, lax 3 to 20 flowered inflorescence

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982;