Disperis crassicaulis Rchb.
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5186519 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987CB-5E19-FFED-1A76-5262FBFDFE5D |
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treatment provided by |
Carolina |
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scientific name |
Disperis crassicaulis Rchb. |
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44. Disperis crassicaulis Rchb. View in CoL f.
Linnaea 22: 860 (1849); Schlechter, Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser. 1, 6: 927 (1898); Rolfe, Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 289 (1898); P . J . Cribb F Thomas, Fl. Ethiop. Eritr. 6: 248 (1997). — Pterygodium biflorum Hochst. ex A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 303 (1850). — Type: Ethiopia, Schimper 570 (holo-, W; iso-, BM, K, P) .
Plants 20-50 mm. Leaf 1, prostrate, ovate, 10-
18 × 5-12 mm. Flowers 1-2, yellow, hood yellow- ish to maroon; median sepal linear, 7-8 × 1 mm, hood shallow, lateral sepals ovate, 6-7 × 4 mm; petals obovate, 6 × 4 mm; lip blade oblong, appendage with two reflexed obtuse lobes and median erect process of similar length, all covered in fimbriate hairs.
DISTRIBUTION AND PHENOLOGY. — Ethiopia; montane grassland and Podocarpus forest at 2000- 2500 m. Flowering from May to August.
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Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants |
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University of the Witwatersrand |
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Naturhistorisches Museum Wien |
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Bristol Museum |
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Royal Botanic Gardens |
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