Disa sankeyi

Disa sankeyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Disa
Species:
D. sankeyi
Binomial name
Disa sankeyi
Rolfe
Synonyms
  • Disa basutorum Kraenzl.

Disa sankeyi, commonly known as Sankey's disa, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa.[1] The plant is native to Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, the Free State, and the Eastern Cape and occurs in the Drakensberg at altitudes of 2400โ€“3000 m. The population in the Eastern Cape is threatened by crop cultivation, plantations and overgrazing. The population in KwaZulu-Natal is not threatened.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Disa sankeyi Rolfe". REDLIST Sanbi.
  2. โ†‘ "Disa sankeyi Rolfe". Plants of the World Online.