Orchidaceae
Disperis

Disperis anthoceros Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 103 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Kurzweil, H. & Manning, J.C. (2005). A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae). Adansonia, III, 27: 155-207.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 292.
  • Otia Bot. Hamburg. 103 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10747] Tanzania K:SPC-35742.000 No
Schimper [1295] Ethiopia K000306673 Type Yes
Schimper [1295] Ethiopia K000306674 Type Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2995] Zambia K:SPC-24992.000 No
Williamson, G. [285] Zambia K:SPC-30394.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [8264] Zambia K:SPC-24033.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2852] Kenya K:SPC-25493.000 No
Beasley, A.J. [70.GH.83960] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29528.000 No
Ash [573] Ethiopia K:SPC-36646.000 No
Wiltshire, F.N. [7] Kenya K:SPC-25166.000 No
[SRGH.50274] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30994.000 No
Carroll, E.W. Kenya K:SPC-25170.000 No
Germain, R. [4060] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-21078.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-33960.000 No
King, D.E. [187] Nigeria K:SPC-26418.000 No
Richards, H.M. [11123] Tanzania K:SPC-24995.000 No
Wild, H. [2816] Zimbabwe K:SPC-09425.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5949] Uganda K:SPC-18558.000 No

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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