Entry for Disa nigerica Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Disa nigericaRolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1914: 214.
Information
A slenderterrestrialherb 8-12 in. high with a rather lax inflorescence about 4 in. long of small purple flowers.
Habitat
terrestrial
Distribution
N. Nig.: Ropp, 4,600 ft. (July) Lely 446! Sara Mt,, Bauchi Prov, (May) King 52! 52a!W. Cam.: Bafut-Ngemba F.R., Bamenda, 6,000 ft. (Mar.) Richards 5313!
