Disa cernua is a species of orchid found in South Africa, in Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Disa |
| Species: | D. cernua
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| Binomial name | |
| Disa cernua | |
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Dependent on fire for flowering and growing in marshy locations, it is known from nine locations, and is listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss and alien plant invasion. Healthy populations exist in only three locations, of which only one, Cape Point, is formally protected.[4]
References
edit- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Details". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "Disa cernua (Thunb.) Sw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Name - Disa cernua (Thunb.) Sw". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Disa cernua". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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