Disa uniflora - rooi disa, trots-van-Tafelberg, pride of Table Mountain, red disa | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

***Disa* *uniflora***

Common name: rooi disa, trots-van-Tafelberg, pride of Table Mountain, red disa

Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid)

Synonym: Disa grandiflora, Satyrium grandiflorum

Distribution: Western Cape

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: Its pollination is one of the most complex of all the orchids, involving the Mountain Pride Butterfly which is attracted specifically to its red colouring. Most other insects can't see the color red.

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***Disa* *uniflora***

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