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
1639-4798
5186519
8.
Disperis lanceolata
Bosser F la Croix
Adansonia 24: 81 (2002)
. —
Type
:
Madagascar
, distr. of
Ankazobe
,
Bosser
7951
(holo-,
P
)
.
Plants to
270 mm
. Leaves 2-3, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, 18-36 ×
7-15 mm
. Flowers 2-5, rose-pink; median sepal 7.5 ×
1 mm
, hood 5.5-7.5 ×
2.5-3 mm
, lateral sepals oblanceolate,
6-9 mm
long, free; petals oblong, 7.5 ×
2 mm
; lip blade suborbicular or elliptic with fleshy callus, appendage of two diverging, papillose lobes.
DISTRIBUTION AND PHENOLOGY. —
Madagascar
; in humus in moist forests, also on forest margins, from
1200 to 2000 m
. Flowering from March to May.