Disa baurii

Disa baurii is a terrestrial orchid growing from a tuberous rootstock to 25 cm in height.

The leaves grow mainly at the base of the flower stem, but a few smaller ones occur up the stem and sheathing it. The basal leaves, between five and ten of them, are usually produced after flowering. They are narrowly linear, stiff and grass-like, up to 30 cm long and 2 cm wide.

The species distribution is in the eastern parts of the country, from the Eastern Cape to Limpopo as well as across the border into some neighbouring countries including Lesotho, Swaziland and as far as Malawi and Tanzania.

Its habitat is coastal to montane grassland, growing at altitudes up to 1500m. This region receives summer rain. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (http://orchids.wikia.com; iSpot; www.zimbabweflora.co.zw; www.redlist.sanbi.org).