HERSCHELIA Lindl.
HERSCHELIANTHE Rauschert
MONADENIA Lindl.
Terrestrial herbs with tubers. Sterile shoots present or 0. Inflorescence a raceme. Flowers usually red or white, less often blue, yellow or green. Spur formed from the dorsal sepal, not from the lip or lateral sepals. Petals free from the dorsal sepal; lip without a spur. Anther erect or horizontal. Derivation of name: possibly named after Queen Disa, of Swedish legend Worldwide: c.160 species, widespread in Africa and Madagascar; also Yemen and Réunion Island. Tanzania: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FTEA divisions | Content |
| equestris Rchb. f. | Description, Image | |
| ochrostachya Rchb.f. | Description, Image | |
| welwitschii Rchb. f. subsp. welwitschii | Description, Image |