Disperis aphylla Kraenzl. ex De Wild. & T.Durand

Species

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Characteristics

Lip with a linear claw 2–4.5 mm long, reflexed near the apex; limb short and narrow and just before the apex bearing 2 linear, 2-lobed, papillate appendages c. 2 mm long.
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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 fairly slender spur 3–4 mm long.
Leaves 2 (1 or absent in subsp. aphylla), opposite or subopposite, purple on the undersurface, 2–3 × 1.5–2.5 cm, ovate; margins undulate.
Terrestrial herb 6–16 cm tall, the stem greenish-white with purple streaks; tubers 10–20 × 5–10 mm, ovoid or globose.
Lateral sepals free, 7–9 × 2–3 mm, obliquely ovate, slightly curved, each with a sac-like spur c. 1.5 mm long.
Inflorescence 1–5-flowered; flowers white or pale lilac-pink, the sepals darker towards the base.
Ovary and pedicel purplish, 10–14 mm long.
Bracts leaf-like, 9–13 × 3–5 mm.
Petals c. 7 × 3 mm, triangular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.16
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Disperis aphylla world distribution map, present in Angola, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Conservation status

Disperis aphylla threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630309-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944696
COL ID 36VC7
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Synonyms

Disperis aphylla

Lower taxons

Disperis aphylla subsp. aphylla Disperis aphylla subsp. bifolia