Biology:Disa ophrydea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Disa ophrydea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Disa
Species:
D. ophrydea
Binomial name
Disa ophrydea
(Lindl.) Bolus
Synonyms
  • Brownleea pentheriana Kraenzl. ex Zahlbr.
  • Disa sonderiana Schltr. ex Kraenzl.
  • Monadenia ophrydea Lindl.

Disa ophrydea, commonly known as the beetroot monadisa, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos.[1] The plant is endemic to the Eastern and Western Cape.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10266963 entry