Disperis woodii Bolus

Species

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Characteristics

Plants (40-) 60-150 mm; leaves 2, subbasal, subopposite, ovate, acute, 10-20 (-25) x 6-12 (-15) mm. Inflorescences 1 (-2)-flowered; bracts ovate, acuminate, 5-8 x 2.5-4 mm. Flowers whitish or tinged with pink, median sepal darker or olive, lateral sepals marked with a longitudinal pink streak; ovary ovoid, c. 4 mm long. Median sepal ovate, with an erect, tubular spur to 4-6 (-9) mm long; lateral sepals elliptic, acuminate, 5x2 mm, spurs obtuse, 1 mm long. Petals adnate to the median sepal, curved, falcate, dimidiately rotund, acuminate, 4.5 x 3 mm. Lip basally fused to the gynostemium; claw erect, 3 mm long; blade inªflexed, broadly triangular, 1.5 mm long; appendªage erect, narrowly oblong, apex bifid, 3.5 mm long. Anther reflexed; stigmas dorsal, obovate; rostellum arms short, 1 mm long.
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Terrestrial herb, 0.04-0.15 m high. Leaves 2, subbasal, subopposite, ovate, acute, 10-20 x 6-12 mm. Inflorescence 1-flowered; bracts ovate, acuminate, 5-8 x 2-4 mm. Flowers white or tinged pink, median sepal darker, lateral sepals marked with pink streak. Sepals: median sepal ovate with erect tubular spur, 4-6 mm long; lateral sepals elliptic, acuminate, 5 x 2 mm, spur obtuse, 1 mm long. Petals adnate to median sepal, falcate, curved, rotund, acuminate, 4.5 x 3 mm. Lip basally fused to gynostemium, claw erect, 3 mm long, blade inflexed, triangular, 1.5 mm long, appendage erect, oblong, apex bifid, 3.5 mm long. Flowering time May-Aug.
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 - 0.15
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Soil texture 5-6
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Images

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Distribution

Disperis woodii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630411-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944821
COL ID 6DBBY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 967022
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Synonyms

Disperis stenoglossa Disperis woodii