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Disperis katangensis
katangensis
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Miombo Woodland
Kapishya Springs
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo Woodland
Kapishya Springs
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo Woodland
Kapishya Springs
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo Woodland
Kapishya Springs
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo Woodland
Kapishya Springs
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 5-20 cm tall, tuber c. 1 cm long, globose; leaves 2, alternate, 1-3 x 0.8-2 cm, ovate, cordate at base, deep dull green with whitish veins on upper surface, deep purple below; inflorescence 1-5 flowered, ovary 10-13 mm long, bracts leaf like, 6-20 mm; flowers pale mauve with yellow and purple marks inside hood; dorsal sepal 7-17 mm long, linear, adnate to petals to form an open hood 13-15 mm long, 5.5-11 mm deep and 15-18 mm wide across mouth; lateral sepals 12-15 x 6-11 mm, obliquely elliptic, apiculate, joined for quarter to one third their length, each with a sac-like spur up to 0.5 mm long; petals 7-17 x 7-11 mm, elliptic; lip 7.5-10 mm long, claw sharply bent back near base dilating into a densely papillate appendage, broadly reniform. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
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| Habitat: | Brachystegia woodlands |
| Altitude range: | 1500 - 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Frb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC to Tanzania and Zambia |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,Mc |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 6 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 239 - 242. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 119. |
Other sources of information about Disperis katangensis var. katangensis:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Disperis katangensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Disperis katangensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Disperis katangensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Disperis katangensis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Disperis katangensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Disperis katangensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Disperis katangensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Disperis katangensis
Plants of the World Online: Disperis katangensis
Tropicos: Disperis katangensis
Wikipedia: Disperis katangensis
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