A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae)
Author
Kurzweil, Hubert
Author
Manning, John C.
text
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journal article
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5186519
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5186519
54.
Disperis renibractea
Schltr.
Ann. Transvaal Mus.
10: 252 (1924)
;
J
.
C
.
Manning
in
H
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P
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Linder
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Kurzweil
,
Orch.
S
.
Afr.: 308 (1999). —
Type
:
South Africa
,
Mpumalanga
,
Kaessner
s.n.
(holo-,
B
†)
.
Plants to
280 mm
. Leaf 1, basal, ovate, 19- 4 0 × 1 4-2
6 m
m. Fl owe r s 4-1 3, i n s e c u n d racemes, cream and maroon or brown; median sepal ovate, 4-5 ×
3-4 mm
, hooded, lateral sepals ovate, 6.5-8 ×
3.5-4 mm
; petals oblong, clawed,
7 ×
3.5 mm
; lip blade ovate, appendage triangular, with pubescent apex.
DISTRIBUTION AND PHENOLOGY. — South A f r i c a (E a s t e r n C a p e, Kw a Zu l u -Na t a l a n d
Mpumalanga
); in montane or subalpine grassland from
1300 to 2800 m
. Flowering mainly from December to February.