Disa (plant)
| Disa | |
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| Disa cardinalis | |
| Disa tenuis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Disinae |
| Genus: | Disa P.J.Bergius 1767 |
| Type species | |
| Disa uniflora | |
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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.