Orchidaceae
Disperis

Disperis kerstenii Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 102 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mabberley, D.J. [1206] Tanzania K000385643 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [171] Tanzania K000385640 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [3860] Tanzania K000385634 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4722] Tanzania K000385641 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6634] Tanzania K000385637 Yes
Bigger, M. [2015] Tanzania K000385635 Yes
Williams, J.G. [7376] Tanzania K000385636 Yes
Greenway [3034] Tanzania K000385638 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6634] Tanzania K:SPC-18554.000 No
Johnston, H.H. [2] Tanzania K000385642 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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