A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae)
Author
Kurzweil, Hubert
Author
Manning, John C.
text
Adansonia
2005
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journal article
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5186519
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Disperis micrantha
Lindl.
Gen. Sp. Orch.
Pl.
: 370 (1839);
Schlechter
,
Bull. Herb.
Boissier
, ser. 1, 6: 934 (1898);
Rolfe
,
Fl. Cap.
5, 3: 308 (1913);
la Croix
F
P
.
J
.
Cribb
,
Fl. Zambes.
: 243 (1995);
J
.
C
.
Manning
in
H
.
P
.
Linder
F
Kurzweil
,
Orch.
S
.
Afr.
: 304 (1999). —
Type
:
South Africa
,
Cap Bonae Spei
,
Mund
s.n.
(holo-,
K
)
.
Plants
60-180 mm
. Leaves 2, alternate, ovate, 25-55 ×
14-36 mm
. Flowers 3-7, white or lilac; median sepal obovate, 4 ×
3 mm
, with erect sac
1 mm
long, lateral sepals ovate, 3 ×
1.5 mm
; petals clawed, ovate, auriculate, 2.5 ×
2 mm
; lip blade triangular, appendage oblong, ascending, with long papillae.
DISTRIBUTION AND PHENOLOGY. —
South Africa
(
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
, Mpumal a n g a, Ga u t e n g,
L
i m p o p o),
Sw
a z i l a n d a n d
Zimbabwe
; on forest floors, in riverine forests, often amongst rocks, at
550-1350 m
. Flowering from February to April
.