Disa stairsii (Rwenzori mountain orchid[citation needed]) is a species of Disa of the family Orchidaceae that can be found growing with the giant heathers on the Rwenzori Mountains of mountains in East Tropical Africa as well as in the Congo in West-Central Tropical Africa.[3][4]
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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. stairsii
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Disa bakeri Rolfe | |
Common in the heathbelt of the Ruwenzori Range Disa stairsii is cardinal red, distinct from the other foliage by its single spur which is borne on the top of its flower and is generally growing in moss between the altitudes of 2,800 - 3,400 meters (9,200 - 11,000 feet).[4]
On Kilimanjaro D. stairsii also grows among the heath along with Erica arborea and Erica rossi, is "small pink flowered" and is hidden by clumps of grasses along with the white flowered Anemone thomsonii.[5]
References
edit- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Details". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Disa stairsii Kraenzl. record n° 43399". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Disa stairsii Kraenzl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ a b H. Peter Linder and Berit Gehrke (2 March 2006). "Common plants of the Rwenzori, particularly the upper zones" (PDF). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Stewart, Alex; Alexander Stewart (2004). "Climate". Kilimanjaro: A Trekker's Guide. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN 1-85284-413-2. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
External links
edit- UniProt. "Species Disa stairsii". Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Disa stairsii". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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