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True Disas
Disa
Disa is the heroine of a Swedish legendary saga, which was documented by Olaus Magnus, in 1555. It is believed to be from the Middle Ages, but includes Old Norse themes....
19 branches of this group, most-observed first
red disa
speciesDisa uniflora
Pinkspot Disa
speciesDisa tripetaloides
Blacktrim Disa
speciesDisa bivalvata
Metallic Disa
speciesDisa atricapilla
Vlei Disa
speciesDisa racemosa
Yellow Disa
speciesDisa tenuifolia
Dry Disa
speciesDisa filicornis
Painted Disa
speciesDisa caulescens
Disa richardiana
speciesDisa richardiana
Langeberg Golden Disa
speciesDisa aurata
Cardinal Disa
speciesDisa cardinalis
Metallic-Trim Disa
hybridDisa atricapilla × bivalvata
Moss Disa
speciesDisa pillansii
Disa venosa
speciesDisa venosa
Disa vasselotii
speciesDisa vasselotii
Disa oligantha
speciesDisa oligantha
Disa begleyi
speciesDisa begleyi
Red-Painted Disa
hybridDisa caulescens × uniflora
Disa minor
speciesDisa minor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.326
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.331
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.335
François Le Vaillant — Histoire naturelle des promerops et des guêpiers (1807)
François Le Vaillant · 1807 · p.140
Jean Jules Linden — Pescatorea: iconographie des orchidées (1860)
Jean Jules Linden · 1860 · p.81
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Disa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 738430.