Disperis raiilabris Summerh.
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5186519 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5194608 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987CB-5E19-FFED-1A76-55EEFE38FA91 |
treatment provided by |
Carolina |
scientific name |
Disperis raiilabris Summerh. |
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43. Disperis raiilabris Summerh. View in CoL
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 491 (1939); Szlachetko F Olszewski, Fl. Camer. 34: 38 (1998). — Type: Central African Republic, Yalinga , Le Testu 2804 (holo-, K; iso-, P) .
Plants to 150 mm. Leaf 1, ovate, to 12 mm long. Flowers 1-4, yellow; median sepal ligulate, 10 × 2 mm, lateral sepals semi-orbicular, free; petals reflexed, about 10 mm long; lip blade lanceolate, glabrous at tip, appendage of two deflexed lobes, papillose.
The curious epithet derives from the fancied resemblance of the lip to a flat-fish of the genus Raia ( SUMMERHAYES 1939) .
DISTRIBUTION AND PHENOLOGY. — Central African Republic; in moist sandy places in woody savanna. Flowering in May.
K |
Royal Botanic Gardens |
P |
Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants |
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