Disa forficaria
Species of flowering plant
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Disa forficaria is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos.[1] The plant is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs at Cape Peninsula, Du Toitskloof, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Houwhoek and Groenland. There are only five plants at a herbarium, all collected before 1966.[2] In 2016, after decades of no confirmed sightings, a single plant was seen flowering at Fernkloof Nature Reserve.[3] From this one plant, a team of scientists were able to determine the pollination syndrome involved sexual mimicry to attract male longhorn beetles.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Disa |
| Species: | D. forficaria |
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