A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae) Author Kurzweil, Hubert Author Manning, John C. text Adansonia 2005 3 27 2 155 207 journal article http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5186519 1639-4798 5186519 47. 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 .