Disa ornithantha Schltr.

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Zambia records: View all records (8)

Records of this taxon from Zambia are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ divisions Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
100581310 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
Dry to moist dambo in sandy to sandy loam soil Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1372Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting. 6
106305010 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW113
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 0Zambia1124B3 W13726
106303010 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW111
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NDO

NU

OOpen grassland area within Uapaca woodland growing in sandy to sandy loam soil Dry open grassy dambo c. 30 km N of Mwinilunga 0Zambia1124A4 W14586
106313011 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
NcW122
N Wightman
B Bytebier
K

NU

Large open flat dambo grassland growing in Kalahari sand Large open dambo (Kambamba dambo) c. 38 km E of Mwinilunga 0Zambia1124D4 W14856
105833020 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
RB403
B Bytebier
K

Dambo (seasonally iundated grassland), ca. 1km sq., dominated by grasses and sedges. Soils peaty. Large open dambo. 0Zambia1125A3 W14916

Total records found: 5



Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Records of: Disa ornithantha.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=117370, retrieved 5 December 2025

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