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Disperis concinna
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World's View, Nyanga
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World's View, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Disperis sp. no. 1 (Payne 77) |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local and occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender terrestrial herb, 10-25 cm tall. Leaves 3-4, alternate along the stem, sessile, elliptic or lanceolate, 15-32 mm long, hairless. Inflorescence 1-4-flowered. Bracts c. 13 × 6 mm, leaf-like. Flowers c. 10 mm wide, greenish-white to yellowish-white, more or less tinged rose-pink or purple. Dorsal sepal c. 8 × 3 mm, forming a sac-like hood with the petals c. 5 mm wide. Lateral sepals spreading, 5-7 mm long, pointed at the apex and each with a conical spur c. 2 mm long. |
| Notes: | This species was for some time mistakenly identified as D. cooperi on our site. Thanks to Lourens Grobler this has now been rectified. D. cooperi is restricted to higher parts of Mpumalanga, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa and does not occur in Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | concinna: neat, elegant |
| Habitat: | Wet places in (sub)montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1800 - 2250 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 12 October 2011 |
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African Plant Database: Disperis concinnaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Disperis concinna
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Disperis concinna
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Disperis concinna
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Disperis concinna
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Disperis concinna
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Disperis concinna
JSTOR Plant Science: Disperis concinna
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Disperis concinna
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Disperis concinna
Tropicos: Disperis concinna
West African Plants database: Disperis concinna
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