Polish Botanical Journal 48(2): 99–125, 2003 A provisional checklist of the continental African Orchidaceae. 3. Orchidoideae. 2. Diseae-Huttonaeeae TOMASZ S. OLSZEWSKI & DARIUSZ L. SZLACHETKO Abstract: A checklist of continental African Diseae and Huttonaeeae is provided. 185 species in 7 genera are listed. Six new combinations in Amphigena Rolfe in Dyer, Herschelianthe Rauschert and Monadenia Lindl. are proposed. Key words: Magnoliophyta, Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae, Diseae, Huttonaeeae, checklist, continental Africa Tomasz S. Olszewski, Dariusz L. Szlachetko, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Gdan´sk University, Al. Legionów 9, PL-80-441 Gdan´sk, Poland, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] The orchids of Diseae and Huttonaeeae tribes in Africa. Linder (1981c) includes this genus to Disa continental Africa comprise 7 genera and 185 Bergius as a section. species. The genera listed in alphabetical order are: Amphigena Rolfe in Dyer, Brownleea Harv. 1. Amphigena cochlearis (S. D. Johnson & Lil- ex Lindl., Disa Bergius, Herschelianthe Rau- tved) Szlach., comb. nov. schert, Huttonaea Harv., Monadenia Lindl. and Basionym: Disa cochlearis S. D. Johnson & Liltved, Schizodium Lindl. Six new combinations in Am- S. African J. Bot. 63(5): 291. 1997. phigena Rolfe in Dyer, Herschelianthe Rauschert and Monadenia Lindl. are proposed. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Johnson & Liltved 1997; Linder 1999b). 2. Amphigena esterhuyseniae (Schelpe ex H. P. LIST OF GENERA AND SPECIES Linder) Szlach., comb. nov. Basionym: Disa esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H. P. Linder, Tribe DISEAE Dressler Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 161. 1981. Selbyana 5(2): 204. 1979. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Linder A monotypic tribe including five, exclusively 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). African, genera (Szlachetko 1995). 3. Amphigena salteri (G. J. Lewis) Szlach., comb. nov. Subtribe DISINAE Benth. Basionym: Disa salteri G. J. Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 288. 1881. 78. 1941. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Lewis 1950; Amphigena Rolfe in Dyer Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982). Fl. Cap. 5(3): 197. 1913. Disa Bergius sect. Amphigena Bolus, Trans. S. African 4. Amphigena tenuis (Lindl.) Rolfe Phil. Soc. 5: 139. 1888. Fl. Cap. 5(3): 197. 1913. A small genus with 4 species endemic to South Disa tenuis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 354. 1838. 100 POLISH BOTANICAL JOURNAL 48(2). 2003. Disa leptostachys Sond., Linnaea 19: 89. 1847. Zulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) (Linder 1981a, 1999c; Monadenia tenuis (Lindl.) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 819. 1900. Amphigena leptostachys (Sond.) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): – subsp. major (Bolus) H. P. Linder 198. 1913. J. S. African Bot. 47(1): 41. 1981. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Brownleea galpinii Bolus var. major Bolus, Icon. Or- Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Lewis 1950; Linder chid. Austro-Afr. 1: t. 42. 1893. 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982). Brownleea fanniniae Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 131. 1920. Bonatea leucantha Schltr., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: Brownleea Harv. ex Lindl. 249. 1924. London J. Bot. 1: 16. 1842. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (Natal Drakensberg) A genus of 7 species widely distributed in and Lesotho (Bolus 1893; Linder 1981a, 1999c; South and tropical Africa and Madagascar (Linder Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 1999c). 3. Brownleea macroceras Sond. 1. Brownleea coerulea Harv. ex Lindl. Linnaea 19: 106. 1847. London J. Bot. 1: 16. 1842. Disa macroceras (Sond.) Rchb. f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. Disa coerulea (Harv. ex Lindl.) Rchb. f., Otia Bot. 2: 119. 1881. Hamburg. 2: 119. 1881. Brownleea coerulea sensu Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: Brownleea madagascarica Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 204. 1889. 126. 1885. Brownleea monophylla Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: Brownleea nelsonii Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 262. 1913. 307. 1901. Brownleea woodii Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 262. 1913. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu- Natal, Free State) and Lesotho (Linder 1981a, Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Province), Swazi- 1999c; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). land and Madagascar (Bolus 1893; Durand & Schinz 1895; Perrier de la Bathie 1939; Comp- 4. Brownleea maculata P. J. Cribb ton 1976; Linder 1981a, 1999c; Stewart et al. Kew Bull. 32(1): 147. 1977. 1982; Kemp 1983; Reid 1993; Du Puy et al. 1999). DISTRIBUTION. Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe (Cribb 1977; Linder 1981a; la Croix et al. 1991; la Croix & Cribb 1995). 2. Brownleea galpinii Bolus Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afr. 1: t. 42. 1893. 5. Brownleea mulanjiensis H. P. Linder Bonatea flavescens Schltr., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: Kew Bull. 40(1): 125, fig. 1. 1985. 249. 1924. DISTRIBUTION. Malawi (Linder 1985; la Croix DISTRIBUTION. Zimbabwe, R.S.A. (KwaZulu- et al. 1991; la Croix & Cribb 1995). Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Province) and Lesotho (Bolus 1893; Linder 1981a, 1999c; Ste- 6. Brownleea parviflora Lindl. wart et al. 1982; Reid 1993; la Croix & Cribb 1995). London J. Bot. 1: 16. 1842. Disa preussii Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 64. 1863. – subsp. galpinii Disa alpina Hook. f., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 220. 1864. Disa parviflora (Harv. ex Lindl.) Rchb. f., Otia Bot. DISTRIBUTION. Zimbabwe and R.S.A. (Kwa- Hamburg. 2: 119. 1881. T. S. OLSZEWSKI & D. L. SZLACHETKO: THE CONTINENTAL AFRICAN ORCHIDACEAE. 3 101 Disa apetala Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 21. 1896. 1. Disa aconitoides Sond. Brownleea alpina (Hook. f.) N. E. Br., F.T.A. 7: 287. Linnaea 19: 91. 1847. 1897. Brownleea apetala (Kraenzl.) N. E. Br., F.T.A. 7: 287. DISTRIBUTION. Ethiopia, D.R.C. (Haut-Katan- 1897. ga, Lac Albert, Lacs Edouard et Kivu), Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Ma- Brownleea gracilis Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 545. 1915. lawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and R.S.A. (W and E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumulanga, Gauteng, Brownleea perrieri Schltr., Feddes Repert. Beih. 33: 102. 1924. Northern Province) (Durand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1896; Rolfe 1897; Summerhayes 1968a; Brownleea transvaalensis Schltr., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 250. 1924. Cufodontis 1972; Schelpe 1976b; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; DISTRIBUTION. Cameroun, D.R.C. (Haut-Ka- Geerinck 1984, 1988; la Croix et al. 1991; Reid tanga), Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mo- 1993; la Croix & Cribb 1995; Delepierre & Lebel zambique, Zimbabwe, R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu- 2001). Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Prov- ince), Swaziland, Lesotho and Madagascar (Bolus – subsp. aconitoides 1893; Durand & Schinz 1895; Rolfe 1897; Sum- merhayes 1966, 1968a, b; Jacot Guillarmod 1971; DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga, Lac Albert, Lacs Edouard et Kivu), Burundi, Rwanda Schelpe 1976b; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981a, 1999c; Stewart et al. 1982; Kemp 1983; Geerinck and R.S.A. (W and E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpu- 1984; la Croix et al. 1991; Reid 1993; la Croix & malanga, Gauteng, Northern Province) (Bolus 1896; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Geerinck 1984; Dele- Cribb 1995; Szlachetko & Olszewski 1998; Du Puy et al. 1999). pierre & Lebel 2001). – subsp. concinna (N. E. Br.) H. P. Linder 7. Brownleea recurvata Sond. Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 91. 1981. Linnaea 19: 107. 1847. Disa concinna N. E. Br., F.T.A. 7: 284. 1897. Disa recurvata (Sond.) Rchb. f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: Disa equestris Rchb. f. var. concinna (N. E. Br.) 119. 1881. Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 949. 1901, excl. syn. D. Brownleea natalensis Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 262. 1913. aperta and D. goetzeana. Disa bisetosa Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 379. 1914. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape, Kwa- Zulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) and Lesotho (Bolus DISTRIBUTION. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe 1893; Durand & Schinz 1895; Jacot Guillarmod (Rolfe 1897; Summerhayes 1968a; Schelpe 1971; Linder 1981a, 1999c; Stewart et al. 1982; 1976b; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981c; la Croix Reid 1993). & Cribb 1995). Disa Bergius – subsp. gotzeana (Kraenzl.) H. P. Linder Fl. Cap.: 348. 1767. Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 92. 1981. Disa goetzeana Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 178. A genus of ca. 125 species, widespread mostly 1900. in tropical Africa and Madagascar, with few repre- Disa vaginata Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 138. 1911, sentatives in Yemen and Réunion Island (Linder non Lindl. 1842. 1981d). Linder (1999b) includes here also 3 an- Disa chiovendaei Schltr., Feddes Repert. 16: 1920. other genera – Amphigena Rolfe, Herschelianthe Rauschert and Monadenia Lindl. – as sections. DISTRIBUTION. Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and 102 POLISH BOTANICAL JOURNAL 48(2). 2003. Tanzania (Cufodontis 1972; Linder 1981c; Cribb 8. Disa aristata H. P. Linder & Thomas 1997; Cribb et al. 2002). Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 237. 1981. NOTE. Geerinck (1984) does not distinguish DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (Northern Province) subsp. concinna and includes here D. dichroa so (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid distribution in central Africa needs verification. 1993). 2. Disa aequiloba Summerh. 9. Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927(10): 419. 1927. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 344. 1882. Penthea atricapilla Harv. ex Lindl., London J. Bot. 1: DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga), Tan- 17. 1842. zania, Angola and Zambia (Summerhayes 1927, Disa bivalvata (L. f.) T. Durand & Schinz var. atricapil- 1968a; Geerinck 1974, 1984; Williamson 1977; la (Lindl.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 280. 1901. Linder 1981d; la Croix & Cribb 1995). Orthopenthea atricapilla (Lindl.) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 181. 1913. 3. Disa alinae Szlach. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 39(2): 543, fig. 1. 1994. Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Lewis 1950; Linder DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Shaba) (Szla- 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). chetko 1994). 10. Disa aurata (Bolus) L. T. Parker & Koop. 4. Disa alticola H. P. Linder Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 21: 807. 1993. Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 252, fig. 77: 1–5. 1981. Disa tripetaloides (L. f.) N. E. Br. var. aurata Bolus, Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afr. 1: t. 30. 1893. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (Mpumalanga) (Linder Disa tripetaloides (L. f.) N. E. Br. subsp. aurata (Bolus) 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). H. P. Linder, Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 290. 1981. 5. Disa amoena H. P. Linder DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Bolus 1893; Linder 1981d, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 236, fig. 71: 1–4. 1981. 1993). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (Mpumalanga) (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 11. Disa basutorum Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20, Beibl. 50: 17. 1895. 6. Disa aperta N. E. Br. Monadenia basutorum (Schltr.) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 196. 1913. F.T.A. 7: 286. 1897. Disa equestris Rchb. f. var. concinna (N. E. Br.) Kraenzl., DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu- Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 25. 1901, pro parte, excl. Natal) and Lesotho (Bolus 1913; Linder 1981c, D. concinna N. E. Br. and D. goetzeana Kraenzl. 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi (Rolfe 1897; Summerhayes 1968a; Williamson 12. Disa begleyi L. Bolus 1977; la Croix et al. 1991; la Croix & Cribb 1995). Ann. Bolus Herb. 1: 195. 1915. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Linder 7. Disa arida Vlok 1981c, 1999; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). S. African J. Bot. 51(5): 335. 1985. 13. Disa bivalvata (L. f.) T. Durand & Schinz DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Vlok 1985; Reid 1993; Linder 1999b). Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 100. 1895. T. S. OLSZEWSKI & D. L. SZLACHETKO: THE CONTINENTAL AFRICAN ORCHIDACEAE. 3 103 Ophrys bivalvata L. f., Suppl. Pl.: 403. 1781. Schinz 1895; Perrier de la Bathie 1939; Summer- Serapias melaleuca Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 3. 1794. hayes 1964; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981c, Disa melaleuca (Thunb.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Geerinck 1984; la Nya Handl. 21: 213. 1800. Croix et al. 1991; Reid 1993; la Croix & Cribb Penthea melaleuca (Thunb.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. 1995; Du Puy et al. 1999). Pl.: 361. 1838. Orthopenthea bivalvata (L. f.) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 180. 18. Disa cardinalis H. P. Linder 1913. J. S. African Bot. 46(2): 213, fig. 1. 1980. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Du- rand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1911; Lewis 1950; DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Linder 1980, Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 1993). 19. Disa caulescens Lindl. 14. Disa bodkinii Bolus Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 351. 1838. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 74. 1885. Orthopenthea bodkinii (Bolus) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Bolus 1893; 182. 1913. Durand & Schinz 1895; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Ste- wart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Lewis 1950; Linder 20. Disa cedarbergensis H. P. Linder 1981c, 1999b; Reid 1993). S. African. J. Bot. 54(4): 497. 1988. 15. Disa brachyceras Lindl. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Linder 1988, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 355. 1838. 1999b; Reid 1993). Disa tenella (L. f.) Sw. var. brachyceras (Lindl.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 345. 1901. 21. Disa celata Summerh. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Kew Bull. 17(3): 535. 1964. Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. Tanzania, Angola, Zambia and Malawi (Summerhayes 1964; Schelpe 1976a; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981d; la Croix et al. 16. Disa brevipetala H. P. Linder 1991; la Croix & Cribb 1995). Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 42, fig. 4. 1981. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) 22. Disa cephalotes Rchb. f. and Lesotho (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 106. 1881. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, 17. Disa caffra Bolus Free State) and Lesotho (Durand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1896; Jacot Guillarmod 1971; Linder 1981c, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 171, fig. 9. 1889. 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Disa perrieri Schltr., Feddes Repert. Beih. 33: 100. 1925. Disa compta Summerh., Kew Bull. 17(3): 545. 1964. – subsp. cephalotes DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga), Tan- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, zania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, R.S.A. (E Cape, Free State) and Lesotho (Linder 1981c, 1999b; KwaZulu-Natal) and Madagascar (Durand & Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 104 POLISH BOTANICAL JOURNAL 48(2). 2003. – subsp. frigida (Schltr.) H. P. Linder Jacot Guillarmod 1971; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Ste- wart et al. 1982; Reid 1993; la Croix & Cribb Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 218. 1981. 1995). Disa frigida Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20, Beibl. 50: 18. 1895. 27. Disa crassicornis Lindl. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 348. 1838. 1982; Reid 1993). Disa macrantha sensu Weale, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 45. 1870. Disa megaceras Hook. f., Bot. Mag.: t. 6529. 1880. 23. Disa chrysostachya Sw. Disa jacottetetiae Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Kongl.Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 211. 1800. Ges. Zürich 40: 391. 1915. Disa gracilis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 348. 1838. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape, Kwa- and Lesotho (Durand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Zulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Jacot Guillarmod 1971; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Ste- Province), Lesotho and Swaziland (Durand & wart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Jacot Guillarmod 1971; Linder 1981d, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Kemp 28. Disa cryptantha Summerh. 1983; Reid 1993). Kew Bull. 17(3): 537. 1964. 24. Disa clavicornis H. P. Linder Disa miniata auct. non Summerh.: Geerinck, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 107(1): 66, fig. 10. 1974. J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 261, fig. 1. 1984. DISTRIBUTION. Ethiopia, D.R.C. (Haut-Katan- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (Mpumalanga) (Linder ga), Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia (Summer- 1984, 1999b; Reid 1993). hayes 1964, 1968a; Geerinck 1974, 1984, 1992; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981d; la Croix & Cribb 25. Disa cooperi Rchb. f. 1995; Geerinck & Arbonnier 1996; Cribb et al. Flora 64: 328. 1881. 2002). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) and Lesotho (Durand & Schinz 29. Disa danielae Geerinck 1895; Bolus 1911; Jacot Guillarmod 1971; Linder Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 52(1–2): 142, fig. 1. 1982. 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga) and Angola (Geerinck 1982a, 1984; la Croix & Cribb 26. Disa cornuta (L.) Sw. 1995). Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 210. 1800. Orchis cornuta L., Pl. Rar. Afr.: 109. 1763. 30. Disa dichroa Summerh. Satyrium cornutum (L.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5. 1794. Kew Bull. 17(3): 549.1964. Disa aemula Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 59. 1885. Disa concinna N. E. Br. var. dichroa (Summerh.) Gee- Disa macrantha Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. rinck, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 107(1): 64, fig. 3. 21: 210. 1899. 1974. Disa cornuta (L.) Sw. var. aemula (Bolus) Kraenzl., Or- Disa aconitoides Sond. var. dichroa (Summerh.) Gee- chid. Gen. Sp. 1: 768. 1900. rinck, Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 52(1–2): 142. 1982. DISTRIBUTION. Zimbabwe, R.S.A. (W and E DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga) and Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga) and Lesotho Zambia (Summerheayes 1964; Geerinck 1974, (Durand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1911; Lewis 1950; 1982a, 1984; la Croix & Cribb 1995). T. S. OLSZEWSKI & D. L. SZLACHETKO: THE CONTINENTAL AFRICAN ORCHIDACEAE. 3 105 31. Disa dracomontana Schelpe ex H. P. Linder 38: 218. 1900, nom. confusum, pro parte, quoad Briart 47. Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 226, fig. 69: 1–6. 1981. Disa verdickii auct non. De Wild.: Geerinck, Bull. Soc. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (KwaZulu-Natal, Free Roy. Bot. Belgique 107(1): 69. 1974, pro parte, quoad State) (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Schmitz 3713, non Hirschberg 175. Disa erubescens auct. non Rendle Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga), Tan- 32. Disa draconis (L. f.) Sw. zania, Zambia and Malawi (Summerhayes 1968a; Geerinck 1974, 1984; Williamson 1977; Linder Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 210. 1800. 1981d; la Croix et al. 1991; la Croix & Cribb Orchis draconis L. f., Suppl. Pl.: 400. 1781. 1995). Satyrium draconis (L. f.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5. 1794. 36. Disa equestris Rchb. f. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Flora 48: 181. 1865. Schinz 1895; Lewis 1950; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Disa huillensis Fritsch, Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 116. Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 1901. 33. Disa elegans Sond. ex Rchb. f. DISTRIBUTION. Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., D.R.C. (Kasai, Bas-Katanga, Haut-Katanga, Lacs Flora 48: 182. 1865. Edouard et Kivu), Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Penthea elegans Sond, Linnaea 20: 220. 1847, nom. Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe nud. (Durand & Schinz 1895; Rolfe 1897; Summer- Orthopenthea elegans (Rchb. f.) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): hayes 1937, 1968a, b; Geerinck 1974, 1984, 1992; 182. 1913. Schelpe 1976a, b; Tang & Cribb 1983; Cribb DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Bolus 1893; & Fay 1987; la Croix et al. 1991; Arbonnier & Gee- Durand & Schinz 1895; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Ste- rinck 1993; la Croix & Cribb 1995; Szlachetko wart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). & Olszewski 1998). 34. Disa eminii Kraenzl. 37. Disa erubescens Rendle J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 297. 1895. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 248. 1894. Disa stolonifera Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 222. DISTRIBUTION. Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroun, 1905. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga, Lac Albert, Lacs Edouard Disa stairsii auct non Kraenzl.: Geerinck, Bull. Soc. et Kivu), Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tan- Roy. Bot. Belgique 107(1): 89. 1974, pro parte, quoad zania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Deuse 1373. Zimbabwe (Rolfe 1897; Robyns & Tournay 1955; DISTRIBUTION. Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Andrews 1956; Piers 1968; Summerhayes 1968a, Uganda and Zambia (Durand & Schinz 1895; b; Geerinck 1974, 1982a, 1984, 1988; Schelpe Rolfe 1897; Summerhayes 1968a; Geerinck 1974, 1976a; Williamson 1977; Linder 1981d; Tang 1984, 1988; Williamson 1977; la Croix & Cribb & Cribb 1983; la Croix et al. 1991; Szlachetko & 1995; Delepierre & Lebel 2001). Olszewski 1998; Delepierre & Lebel 2001). – subsp. erubescens 35. Disa engleriana Kraenzl. Disa erubescens var. leucantha Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 58. 1902. 53: 537. 1915. Disa subscutellifera Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 389. 1912. DISTRIBUTION. Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroun, Disa leopoldi Kraenzl, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique D.R.C. (Lac Albert, Lacs Edouard et Kivu), Bu- 106 POLISH BOTANICAL JOURNAL 48(2). 2003. rundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zam- 42. Disa filicornis (L. f.) Thunb. bia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe (Gee- Fl. Cap. 5(3): 17. 1823. rinck 1974, 1984; Linder 1981d; la Croix & Cribb Orchis filicornis L. f., Suppl. Pl.: 400. 1781. 1995; Delepierre & Lebel 2001). Disa patens Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 214. 1800, non L. f. – subsp. carsonii (N. E. Br.) H. P. Linder Penthea filicornis (L. f.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 51(3–4): 340. 1981. 361. 1838. Disa carsonii N. E. Br., F.T.A. 7: 277. 1897. Penthea reflexa Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 361. 1838. Disa stolzii Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 537. 1915. Disa reflexa (Lindl.) Rchb. f., Flora 48: 182. 1865. Disa erubescens Rendle var. carsonii (N.E.Br.) Gee- Disa filicornis (L. f.) Thunb. var. latipetala Bolus, Icon. rinck, Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg 52(1–2): 144. 1982. Orchid. Austro-Afr. 3: t. 45a. 1913. DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga), Bu- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Du- rand & Schinz 1895; Bolus 1911, 1913; Lewis rundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozam- 1950; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; bique (Rolfe 1897; Summerhayes 1968a; Wil- Reid 1993). liamson 1977; Linder 1981d; Geerinck 1982a, 1984; la Croix et al. 1991; la Croix & Cribb 1995). 43. Disa fragrans Schltr. 38. Disa extinctoria Rchb. f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20, Beibl. 50: 40. 1895. Flora 64: 328. 1881. DISTRIBUTION. Sudan, Ethiopia, D.R.C. (Lacs Edouard et Kivu), Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tan- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (Mpumalanga, North- zania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, R.S.A. ern Province) and Swaziland (Durand & Schinz (E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern 1895; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Province) and Lesotho (Durand & Schinz 1895; Kemp 1983; Reid 1993). Rolfe 1897; Andrews 1956; Piers 1968; Summer- hayes 1968a; Jacot Guillarmod 1971; Cufodontis 39. Disa facula P. J. Cribb, C. Herrm. & Sebsebe 1972; Geerinck 1974, 1984, 1988; Linder 1981d, Lindleyana 17(4): 180, fig. 1. 2002. 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; la Croix et al. 1991; Reid 1993; la Croix & Cribb 1995; Cribb & Tho- DISTRIBUTION. Ethiopia (Cribb et al. 2002). mas 1997). 40. Disa fasciata Lindl. – subsp. fragrans Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 350. 1838. Disa leucostachys Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 285. Orthopenthea fasciata (Lindl.) Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 1901. 185. 1913. Monadenia junodiana Kraenzl., Vierteljahrssch. Naturf. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Ges. Zürich 74: 108. 1929. Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Lewis 1950; Linder DISTRIBUTION. Tanzania, Malawi, Mozam- 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). bique, Zimbabwe, R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu- Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Province) and 41. Disa ferruginea (Thunb.) Sw. Lesotho (Summerhayes 1968a; Linder 1981d, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 210. 1800. 1999b; la Croix et al. 1991; la Croix & Cribb Satyrium ferrugineum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 5. 1794. 1995). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Bolus 1893; – subsp. deckenii (Rchb. f.) Linder Durand & Schinz 1895; Lewis 1950; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 51(3–4): 290. 1981. T. S. OLSZEWSKI & D. L. SZLACHETKO: THE CONTINENTAL AFRICAN ORCHIDACEAE. 3 107 Disa deckenii Rchb. f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 105. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Du- 1881. rand & Schinz 1895; Lewis 1950; Linder 1981c, Disa kilimanjarica Rendl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 399. 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 1895. Disa polygonoides sensu Kraenzl., Pflanzw. Ost-Afr., 47. Disa hallackii Rolfe C: 153. 1895, non Lindl. Fl. Cap. 5(3): 227. 1913. DISTRIBUTION. Sudan, Ethiopia, D.R.C. (Lacs Disa stokoei L.Bolus, Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 141. 1928. Edouard et Kivu), Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Lin- Tanzania (Durand & Schinz 1895; Rolfe 1897; der 1981c, 1999; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Andrews 1956; Piers 1968; Summerhayes 1968a; Cufodontis 1972; Geerinck 1974, 1984, 1992; 48. Disa harveiana Lindl. Linder 1981d; Cribb & Thomas 1997; Delepierre & Lebel 2001). London J. Bot. 1: 15. 1842. Disa draconis (L. f.) Sw. var. harveiana (Lindl.) Schltr., NOTE. Geerinck (1984) and Cribb & Thomas Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 231. 1901. (1997) treat D. fragrans subsp. deckenii as a dis- tinct species. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (N and W Cape) (Du- rand & Schinz 1895; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Ste- wart et al. 1982; Johnson & Linder 1995). 44. Disa galpinii Rolfe Fl. Cap. 5(3): 230. 1913. – subsp. harveiana Disa minax Kraenzl., Vierteljahrssch. Naturf. Ges. Zü- rich 40: 392. 1915. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (N and W Cape) (John- son & Linder 1995; Linder 1999b). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (E Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid – subsp. longicalcarata S. D. Johnson & H. P. Lin- 1993). der Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118(4): 305, fig. 1d. 1995. 45. Disa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 352. 1838. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Johnson & Linder 1995). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Bolus 1911; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; 49. Disa hircicornis Rchb. f. Reid 1993). Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 105. 1881. Disa laeta Rchb. f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 106. 1881. – subsp. gladioliflora Disa culveri Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20, Beibl. 50: 17. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Lin- 1895. der 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Disa amblyopetala Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 542. 1915. – subsp. capricornis (Rchb. f.) H. P. Linder DISTRIBUTION. Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ca- Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 208. 1981. meroun, D.R.C. (Bas-Congo, Haut-Katanga, Lac Disa capricornis Rchb. f., Linnaea 20: 692. 1847. Albert, Lacs Edouard et Kivu), Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mala- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Linder wi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and R.S.A. (Kwa- 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Zulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Province) (Durand & Schinz 1895; Rolfe 1897; Andrews 46. Disa glandulosa Burch. ex Lindl. 1956; Piers 1968; Summerhayes 1968a, b; Gee- Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 351. 1838. rinck 1974, 1984, 1988, 1992; Schelpe 1976a; 108 POLISH BOTANICAL JOURNAL 48(2). 2003. Williamson 1977; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart 55. Disa lisowskii Szlach. et al. 1982; Tang & Cribb 1983; la Croix et al. Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 39(2): 546, fig. 3. 1994. 1991; Reid 1993; la Croix & Cribb 1995; Szla- chetko & Olszewski 1998; Delepierre & Lebel DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga) (Szla- 2001; Cribb et al. 2002). chetko 1994). 50. Disa intermedia H. P. Linder 56. Disa longicornu L. f. Suppl. Pl.: 406. 1781. Contr. Bolus Herb. 9: 259, fig. 81: 1–5. 1981. Disa patula Sond. sensu Compton, J. S. African Bot., DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Suppl. 11: 157. 1976. Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Lewis 1950; Linder DISTRIBUTION. Swaziland (Compton 1976; 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Kemp 1983; Reid 1993). 57. Disa longifolia Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 349. 1838. 51. Disa introrsa Kurzweil, Liltved & H. P. Linder DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Nordic J. Bot. 17(4): 353. 1997. Schinz 1895; Bolus 1896; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Kurzweil et al. 1997; Linder 1999b). 58. Disa maculata L. f. 52. Disa karooica S. D. Johnson & H. P. Linder Suppl. Pl.: 407. 1781. Schizodium maculatum (L. f.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 118(4): 304, fig. 1b. 1995. Pl.: 360. 1838. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and N Cape) (John- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & son & Linder 1995; Linder 1999b). Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Lewis 1950; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). 53. Disa katangensis De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. 1: 25. 1902. 59. Disa maculomarronina McMurtry Disa stolzii Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 537. 1915. S. African Orchid J. 15: 91. 1984. Disa erubescens Rendle var. katangensis (De Wild.) Disa versicolor x hircicornis H. P. Linder, Contr. Bolus Geerinck, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 107(1): 66. 1974. Herb. 9: 146. 1981. DISTRIBUTION. D.R.C. (Haut-Katanga), Bu- DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpu- rundi, Angola and Zambia (Geerinck 1974, 1984; malanga) (Linder 1981c, 1999b; Reid 1993). Williamson 1977; Linder 1981d; la Croix & Cribb 1995). 60. Disa marlothii Bolus Trans. S. African Phil. Soc. 16: 148. 1905. 54. Disa lineata Bolus DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Bolus J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 74. 1885. 1911; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Disa neglecta sensu Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 249. Reid 1993). 1901, pro parte, excl. D. neglecta Sond. and Rolfe, Fl. Cap. 5(3): 216. 1913, pro parte, excl. D. neglecta Sond. 61. Disa micropetala Schltr. DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W Cape) (Durand & Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20, Beibl. 50: 7. 1895. Schinz 1895; Bolus 1913; Linder 1981c, 1999b; Stewart et al. 1982; Reid 1993). DISTRIBUTION. R.S.A. (W and E Cape) (Bolus