Disperis mozambicensis Schltr.

Species

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Characteristics

Lip erect; claw 3 mm long, narrowly linear, suddenly bent back and at point of reflexion bearing a bifurcate appendage; the rest of the claw narrowly linear, ending in a suborbicular limb 2 mm in diameter, densely papillose in the middle of the upper surface and with a fleshy, longitudinal keel 1 mm high.
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Lateral sepals 10 × 6 mm, sub-falcate, oblique, narrow at base, joined for quarter of their length, with very short, obtuse sac-like spurs.
Dorsal sepal reflexed, ± horizontal, narrowly linear, joined to petals to form an open hood 12–14 × 10 mm.
Leaves 3, alternate, the lowermost 1–2 × 0.7–1 cm, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute or subacute.
Petals 13 × 5 mm, concave, lanceolate-falcate, sub-obtuse, the outer margin slightly wavy.
Inflorescence few-flowered; flowers pale rose-pink.
Bracts leaf-like, shorter than the ovary.
Dwarf terrestrial herb 7–13 cm tall.
Ovary 9 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.07
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Distribution

Disperis mozambicensis world distribution map, present in Mozambique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630369-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944772
COL ID 36VDM
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Synonyms

Disperis mozambicensis