Disa aconitoides Sond.
subsp. concinna (N.E. Br.) H.P. Linder

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Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam

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Valley upstream from Small Bridge Dam

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Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area.

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Synonyms:	Disa bisetosa Kraenzl. Disa concinna N.E. Br.
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Description:	Terrestrial herb, 25-60 cm tall. Separate sterile shoot only rarely present. Flowering stem with 5-10 sheathing leaves, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 4.5-8(14) cm long. Inflorescence fairly lax, 15-70-flowered, 8-20 cm long, bracts papery. Flowers mostly facing downwards at c. 45 degrees, pale to deep mauve, often with darker spots; spur erect, broad and conical, 4-6 mm long, laterally flattened; lip 4.5-5.5 mm long, narrowly elliptic.
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Derivation of specific name:	aconitoides: resembling a species of Aconitum, a genus from the Northern Hemisphere of distinctly hooded flowers in Ranunculaceae
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Flowering time:	Nov - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Growth form(s):	Terrestrial.
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 222 - 223. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 318. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 56. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 174 - 175. As Disa aconitoides (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 80. As Disa concinna La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 175 - 176. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 119 - 120. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 94. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 49 - 50. As Disa concinna (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 118. Also as Disa bisetosa Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 85 - 88. as Disa concinna and Disa bisetosa (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 84.

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