Disa versicolor

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Disa versicolor, the apple-blossum orchid, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa.[1] In South Africa, the plant is native to Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and the Free State. Outside South Africa, the plant is native to Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]

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Disa versicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Disa
Species:
D. versicolor
Binomial name
Disa versicolor
Rchb.f.
Synonyms
  • Disa hemisphaerophora Rchb.f.
  • Disa mac-owanii Rchb.f.
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