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Disperis

Disperis capensis plate
Disperis capensis plate from Icones Orchidearum Austro-Africanarum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diseae
SubTribe: Coryciinae
Alliance:
Genus: Disperis
Sw. 1800
Type Species
Disperis secunda


Disperis is a genus of around 75 species. The genus is abbreviated as Disp. in horticultural trade.

Distribution[]

The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, New Guinea, and Carolines. Most species are found in grasslands.

Description[]

Plants in this genus are terrestrial and grow out from tubers. Plants usually are found in shady areas. Many of the plants in the genus share the same pollinators. Hybridization between species is prevented through the different placement of the pollinas.

Culture[]

Plant prefers to be grown in a shady area and cool to warn temperatures depending on the species.

Naming[]

Disperis refers to the pouches formed by the lateral sepals and its derivation from the Latin words "di" meaning double and "pera" meaning wallet or sac

Synonyms[]

  1. Dipera Spreng 1826
  2. Diperis Wight 1852
  3. Dryopaeia 1827
  4. Dryopeia Thou. 1822
  5. Dryopria Thou.1822
  6. Dryorkis Thou. 1809

Species[]

  • Disperis ankarensis H.Perrier, 1939.
  • Disperis anthoceros Rchb.f., 1881.
    • Disperis anthoceros var. anthoceros.
    • Disperis anthoceros var. grandiflora Verdc., 1968.
    • Disperis anthoceros var. humbertii (H.Perrier) la Croix, 2002.
  • Disperis aphylla Kraenzl. ex De Wild. & T.Durand, 1899.
  • Disperis aphylla subsp. aphylla.
  • Disperis aphylla subsp. bifolia Verdc., 1968.
  • Disperis bathiei Bosser & la Croix, 2002.
  • Disperis bifida P.J.Cribb, 1985.
  • Disperis bodkinii Bolus, 1896.
  • Disperis bolusiana Schltr., 1897.
    • Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana.
    • Disperis bolusiana subsp. macrocorys (Rolfe) J.C.Manning, 1990.
  • Disperis bosseri la Croix & P.J.Cribb, 2002.
  • Disperis breviloba Verdc., 1977.
  • Disperis capensis (L.) Sw., 1800.
    • Disperis capensis var. brevicaudata Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), 1913.
    • Disperis capensis var. capensis.
  • Disperis cardiophora Harv., 1863.
  • Disperis ciliata Bosser, 2002.
  • Disperis circumflexa (L.) T.Durand & Schinz,1894.
    • Disperis circumflexa subsp. aemula (Schltr.) J.C.Manning, 1990.
    • Disperis circumflexa subsp. circumflexa.
  • Disperis concinna Schltr., 1895.
  • Disperis cooperi Harv., 1863.
  • Disperis cordata Sw., 1800.
  • Disperis crassicaulis Rchb.f., 1850.
  • Disperis cucullata Sw., 1800.
  • Disperis decipiens Verdc., 1975 publ. 1976.
  • Disperis dicerochila Summerh., 1935.
  • Disperis discifera H.Perrier, 1936.
    • Disperis discifera var. borbonica (H.Perrier) Bosser,2002.
    • Disperis discifera var. discifera.
  • Disperis disiformis Schltr.,1893.
  • Disperis egregia Summerh., 1951 publ. 1952.
  • Disperis elaphoceras Verdc., 1986.
  • Disperis erucifera H.Perrier, 1936.
  • Disperis falcatipetala P.J.Cribb & la Croix, Adansonia, 2002.
  • Disperis fanniniae Harv., 1863.
  • Disperis galerita Rchb.f., 1881.
  • Disperis hildebrandtii Rchb.f., 1878.
  • Disperis humblotii Rchb.f., 1885.
  • Disperis johnstonii Rchb.f. ex Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1898.
  • Disperis kamerunensis Schltr., 1897.
  • Disperis katangensis Summerh., 1931.
    • Disperis katangensis var. katangensis.
    • Disperis katangensis var. minor Verdc., 1968.
  • Disperis kerstenii Rchb.f., 1881.
  • Disperis kilimanjarica Rendle, 1895.
  • Disperis lanceana H.Perrier, 1936.
  • Disperis lanceolata Bosser & la Croix, 2002.
  • Disperis latigaleata H.Perrier, 1939.
  • Disperis leuconeura Schltr., 1915.
  • Disperis lindleyana Rchb.f., 1865.
  • Disperis macowanii Bolus, 1885.
  • Disperis majungensis Schltr., 1924.
  • Disperis masoalensis P.J.Cribb & la Croix, 2002.
  • Disperis meirax Rchb.f., 1881.
  • Disperis micrantha Lindl., 1839.
  • Disperis mildbraedii Schltr. ex Summerh., 1933.
  • Disperis mozambicensis Schltr., 1897.
  • Disperis neilgherrensis Wight, 1851.
  • Disperis nemorosa Rendle, 1895.
  • Disperis nitida Summerh., 1956.
  • Disperis oppositifolia Sm. in A.Rees, 1808.
    • Disperis oppositifolia var. mascarenensis Bosser, 2002.
    • Disperis oppositifolia var. oppositifolia.
  • Disperis oxyglossa Bolus, J. Linn. Soc., 1885.
  • Disperis paludosa Harv. ex Lindl., 1842.
  • Disperis parvifolia Schltr., 1915.
  • Disperis perrieri Schltr., 1913.
  • Disperis purpurata Rchb.f.,1876.
    • Disperis purpurata subsp. pallescens Bruyns, 1989.
    • Disperis purpurata subsp. purpurata.
  • Disperis pusilla Verdc., 1968.
  • Disperis raiilabris Summerh., 1939.
  • Disperis reichenbachiana Welw. ex Rchb.f., 1865.
  • Disperis renibractea Schltr., 1924.
  • Disperis saxicola Schltr., 1924.
  • Disperis similis Schltr., 1924.
  • Disperis stenoplectron Rchb.f., 1881.
  • Disperis thomensis Summerh., 1937.
  • Disperis thorncroftii Schltr., 1895.
  • Disperis togoensis Schltr., 1905.
  • Disperis trilineata Schltr., 1924.
  • Disperis tripetaloides (Thouars) Lindl., 1839.
  • Disperis tysonii Bolus, 1885.
  • Disperis uzungwae Verdc., 1986.
  • Disperis villosa (L.f.) Sw., 1800.
  • Disperis virginalis Schltr., 1897.
  • Disperis wealei Rchb.f., 1881.
  • Disperis woodii Bolus, 1885.

References[]

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