Orchidaceae

Disperis Sw.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 218 (1800)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kurzweil, H. & Manning, J.C. (2005). A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae). Adansonia, III, 27: 155-207.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 288.
  • in Vet.-akad. Handl. Stockholm, ser. 2, 21: 218 (1800)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Schlechter in Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 911 (1898).
  • in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 218 (1800).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Schltr. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6: 911 (1898)
  • in Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockholm, ser. 2, 21: 218 (1800)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1966 Verdcourt, B. [213] Tanzania K000306671 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1966 Verdcourt, B. [213] Tanzania K:SPC-30268.000 No
Hermans, J.; Hermans, C. [13 - 5/10] Madagascar K:SPC-62347.000 No
Schelpe, E.A. [6329] South Africa K:SPC-27859.000 No
Du Puy, D.J.; Andriantiana, J. [M715] Madagascar K:SPC-63772.000 No
Eggeling, J.E. [6629] Tanzania K:SPC-18549.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9067] Tanzania K:SPC-09433.000 No
La Croix, I.F. [599] Zambia K:SPC-47623.000 No
Williamson, G. [353] Zambia K:SPC-33129.000 No
Rajaovelona, L.R; Rakotomalala, J.H.; Razafiniary, V. [RJL 1674b] Madagascar K001370446 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [5321] South Africa K000306693 Unknown Type Material Yes
La Croix [555] Malawi K:SPC-47622.000 No
Fanshawe, D.G. [649] Zambia K:SPC-31171.000 No
[GHS.56811] Zimbabwe K:SPC-32829.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3028] Tanzania K:SPC-21079.000 No
Cole, J.A. Nigeria K:SPC-21082.000 No
La Croix [928] Malawi K:SPC-52528.000 No
Welwitsch [694] Angola K000306678 Type Yes
[SRGH 73839] K:SPC-30932.000 No
Flock, O. [19] Tanzania K:SPC-33764.000 No
Mainwaring Kenya K:SPC-09426.000 No
Blatter; Hallberg [345] India K000078866 Type Yes
Oliver, E.C.H. South Africa K:SPC-27848.000 No
Mullenders, W. [1781] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-21093.000 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [4972] South Africa K000306691 Unknown Type Material Yes
la Croix, I. [928] Malawi K:SPC-51021.000 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [s.n.] South Africa K000306692 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, G. [667] Zambia K:SPC-11887.001 No
Brummitt, R.K. [9464] Malawi K:SPC-25694.166 No
Snijman, D. [527] South Africa K:SPC-44934.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-27816.000 No
Barclay, C. [375] Mauritius K:SPC-30389.000 No
Drummond, R.B. [6796] Tanzania K:SPC-29729.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9067A] Tanzania K:SPC-09434.000 No
Hall, A.V. [768] South Africa K:SPC-27869.000 No
Bolus, H. [4337] South Africa K000306689 Type Yes
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Dransfield, D.; Dransfield, S.; Cooke, D.; Schatz, G.; Andrianatina, J. [MB437] Madagascar K:SPC-72245.000 No
Mabberley, D. [1206] K:SPC-35294.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-61099.000 No
Williamson, G. [888] Zambia K:SPC-01800.064 No
Wild, H. [GH. 46241] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30901.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-70724.000 No
Williamson, G. [271] Zambia K:SPC-17326.009 No
Sanderson, J. [937] South Africa K000306690 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zambia K:SPC-01800.072 No
Bidgood, S., et al. [6445] Tanzania K000718658 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0