Disperis pusilla Verdc.
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5186519 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5194606 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987CB-5E18-FFED-18A3-512AFEBFFD15 |
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Carolina |
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scientific name |
Disperis pusilla Verdc. |
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42. Disperis pusilla Verdc. View in CoL
Kew Bull. 22: 94 (1968), Fl. Trop. East Afr. : 223 F P . J . Cribb, Fl. Zambes.: 244 (1995). — Type: Zambia, Abercorn Distr. , Richards 10373 (holo-, K; iso-, EA) .
Plants 25-40 mm. Leaf 1, basal, ovate, 6-8 × 6- 10 mm, papillose. Flower solitary, deep yellow; median sepal linear-lanceolate, 8 × 1.8 mm, hood shallow, lateral sepals semi-orbicular, 6 × 3.5 mm, free; petals oblong, 8 × 2.8 mm; lip papillose, triangular, blade awl-shaped, appendage of two deflexed lobes ( Fig. 7 View FIG ).
DISTRIBUTION AND PHENOLOGY. — Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaire / DRC; in grassland, woodland and bog from 1650 to 2400 m. Flowering mainly in November and December but also in May.
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Field Museum of Natural History, Botany Department |
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Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants |
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University of the Witwatersrand |
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Royal Botanic Gardens |
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National Museums of Kenya - East African Herbarium |
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