Orchidaceae
Disperis

Disperis concinna Schltr.

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 43 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to NE. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Orchidaceae, I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:1. 1995

Morphology General Habit
Slender terrestrial herb 10–25 cm tall.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 1–4, alternate, erect, sessile, up to 2 cm long, elliptic or lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 1–4-flowered; flowers greenish-white with purple or rose-pink veins.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 10 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts 13 × 6 mm, leaf-like.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Dorsal sepal 8 × 2.5–3 mm, forming a sac-like hood with the petals; hood 5 mm wide across the mouth. Lateral sepals spreading, 5–7 × 1.5–2mm, obliquely oblanceolate, apiculate, each with a conical, sac-like spur c. 1.5 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals c. 8 × 2.5 mm, obliquely falcate-lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip claw narrowly ovate-oblong, obtuse; limb conduplicate, c. 2 mm long; appendage longer than limb and broadly oblong, apiculate, keeled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Rostellum
Rostellum large, ovate, acute; side arms 3 mm long, oblong.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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