Disa welwitschii is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2759-130 REDLIST Sanbi The plant is native to Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the plant occurs in Limpopo.http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630295-1 Plants of the World Online
There are two subspecies: Disa welwitschii subsp. occultans (Schltr.) H.P.Linder Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii
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