Botany

Disa (plant)

Disa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It comprises about 182 species. Most of the species are indigenous to tropical and southern Africa, with a few more in the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, and Réunion. Disa bracteata is naturalised in Western Australia, where the local name is "African weed-orchid." The genus Disa was named by P.J. Bergius in 1767. It was named after Disa, the heroine of a Swedish legend.

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• ▸Costaceae
• ▸Holbeach Air Weapons Range
• ▸Acacia fimbriata

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