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THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE GENERIC NAME DISA BERGIUS (ORCHIDACEAE)
Author(s) -
Pettersson Börge
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1221213
Subject(s) - etymology , orchidaceae , philosophy , literature , art , biology , botany
Summary The genus Disa is probably named after Queen Disa in a famous Swedish saga from the Uppsala area or, less probable, after the “disas,” goddesses especially worshipped in Uppsala during pagan time.