Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata

 Vernacular names

• English: begging hand (orchid)
• Afrikaans: harslaggie, moederharslaggie, moederskep-oppies, oupa-en-sy-pyp, oupa-pyp-in-die-bek, oupapyp. oupa-se-pyp

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APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Diseae • Subtribus: Disinae • Genus: Disa (Orchidaceae) • Species: Disa spathulata • Subspecies: Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata Autonym

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms Disa atropurpurea Sond., Linnaea 19: 96 (1846) Disa propinqua Sond., Linnaea 19: 95 (1846) Disa propinqua var. trifida Sond., Linnaea 19: 96 (1846) Disa spathulata var. atropurpurea (Sond.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 284 (1901) Herschelia atropurpurea (Sond.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(3): 205 (1913) Herschelianthe atropurpurea (Sond.) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94: 434 (1983)

Flowers

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  Disa spathulata
  subsp. spathulata
  South Africa - Western Cape
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  Disa spathulata
  subsp. spathulata
  South Africa - Western Cape
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  Disa spathulata
  subsp. spathulata
  South Africa - Western Cape
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  Disa spathulata
  subsp. spathulata
  South Africa - Western Cape
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  Disa spathulata
  subsp. spathulata
  South Africa - Western Cape
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  Disa spathulata
  subsp. spathulata
  South Africa - Western Cape

Botanical illustrations

• 
  Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata
  (as syn.
  Disa atropurpurea)
  plate 6891 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 112,
  (1886)
• 
  Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata
  (as syn.
  Disa spathulata
  var. atropurpurea)
  plate 53 in:
  Harry Bolus:
  Orchids of South Africa
  volume III
  (1913)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata