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Disperis aphylla
bifolia
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Main road from Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park
Picture: Bart Wursten
Main road from Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park
Picture: Bart Wursten
Main road from Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park
Picture: Bart Wursten
Main road from Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park
Picture: Bart Wursten
Main road from Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park
Picture: Bart Wursten
Main road from Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | very local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 6–16 cm tall, the stem greenish-white with purple streaks; tubers ovoid or globose, 10–20 mm long. Leaves 2, (sub)opposite, ovate, 2–3 cm long, purple beneath; margins undulate. Inflorescence 1–5-flowered; flowers white or pale lilac-pink, the sepals darker towards the base; bracts leaf-like, 9–13 mm long. Dorsal sepal 9–10.5 mm long from apex to top of spur and 5–6 mm long from top of spur to apex of ovary, adnate to petals to form a spur 3–4 mm long. Lateral sepals free, obliquely ovate, 7–9 mm long, slightly curved, each with a sac-like spur c. 1.5 mm long. Petals triangular, c. 7 mm long. Lip with a linear claw 2–4.5 mm long, reflexed near the apex; limb bearing 2 linear, 2-lobed, papillate appendages c. 2 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | Red data status: VU D2 |
| Derivation of specific name: | aphylla: without leaves, referring to the absence of leaves in the nominate subspecies; bifolia: 2-leaved, referring to the presence of 2 leaves in this subspecies. |
| Habitat: | In leaf litter in deep shade of evergreen forest |
| Altitude range: | 2000 - 1 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania and the Nyika Plateau in Malawi and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 26 March 2019 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 322. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 234 - 236. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 154. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 119. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 102. as subsp. aphylla (Includes a picture). |
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