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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.4222 Genus Disperis Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 218 (1800)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa, Madagascar, Mascarene Isl., 2-3 spp. tropical Asia to Pacific
Species listed in database: 78
= Dryopeia Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 1-3 (1822)
= Dryorkis Thouars; Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris no. 19: 316 (1809)
= Disperis subgen.Dryorkis (Thouars) Kurzweil & J.C.Manning; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 27(2): 172 (2005)
species :
Disperis ankarensis H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 129 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Disperis anthoceras Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 103 (1878)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; W-Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal)
22 NGA 23 BUR CMN CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Remarks: Subgen. Disperis
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis anthoceros Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 311 (1913) [non Rchb.f.]
= Disperis hamadryas Schltr.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 252 (1924)
variant :
var. grandiflora Verdc.; Kew Bull. 22: 99 (1968)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Conservation Status: IUCN I
variant :
var. humbertii (H.Perrier) la Croix; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 58 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toliara)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis humbertii H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 35 (1939)
species :
Disperis aphylla Kraenzl. ex De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38(Comp. Rend.): 71 (1900)
Distribution: W-Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; N-Angola
23 CMN CON ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
variant :
var. bifolia (Verdc.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 34: 42 (1998)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis aphylla subsp. bifolia Verdc.; Kew Bull. 22: 96 (1968)
species :
Disperis bathiei Bosser & la Croix; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 79 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar (Manongarivo)
29 MDG
Remarks: collected only once
species :
Disperis bifida P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 40(2): 403 (1985)
Distribution: NE-Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Disperis bodkinii Bolus; Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afric. t. 96 (1896)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disperis bolusiana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 430 (1898)
subspecies :
subsp. bolusiana
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis purpurata var. parviflora Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 79 (1885)
subspecies :
subsp. macrocorys (Rolfe) J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 56(4): 494 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis macrocorys Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 306 (1913)
species :
Disperis bosseri P.J.Cribb & la Croix; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 82 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
species :
Disperis breviloba Verdc.; Kew Bull. 32(1): 9 (1977)
Distribution: Zambia; N-Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
species :
Disperis capensis (L.f.) Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 220 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Arethusa capensis L.f.; Pl. Rar. Afr. 28 (1760)
= Dipera capensis (L.f.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 696 (1826)
= Dipera tenera Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 696 (1826)
= Disperis capensis var. tenera (Spreng.) Sond.; Linnaea 19: 112 (1846)
= Disperis graminifolia Banks ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 520 (1840)
= Disperis tenera (Spreng.) Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 346 (1882)
variant :
var. brevicaudata Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 303 (1913)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disperis cardiophora Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 4 (1863)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disperis ciliata Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 64 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Disperis circumflexa (L.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 5: 118 (1892 publ. 1894)
subspecies :
subsp. circumflexa
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Arethusa secunda Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 3 (1794)
= Dipera secunda (Thunb.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 696 (1826)
= Disperis secunda (Thunb.) Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 220 (1800)
= Ophrys circumflexa L.; Pl. Rar. Afr. 27 (1760), Amoen. Acad. 6: 111
= Orchis circumflexa Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 346 (1882) [in syn.]
subspecies :
subsp. aemula (Schltr.) J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 56(4): 495 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis circumflexa var. aemula Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 923 (1898)
species :
Disperis concinna Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. No. 56 43 (1895)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, W-KwaZulu-Natal)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
species :
Disperis cooperi Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 47 (1863)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis allisonii Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 297 (1913)
= Disperis buchananii Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 296 (1913)
= Disperis ermelensis Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 296 (1913)
species :
Disperis cordata Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 218 (1800)
Distribution: N-Madagascar; Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Arethusa cordata (Sw.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 1: 444 (1811)
= Disperis discolor (Thouars) Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 254 (1895), nomen
= Dryopeia discolor Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 1-3 (1822)
= Dryorkis erythrodrys Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 2 (1822), nom. superfl.
species :
Disperis crassicaulis Rchb.f.; Linnaea 22: 860 (1850)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Pterygodium biflorum Hochsl. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 303 (1851)
species :
Disperis cucullata Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 220 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Arethusa cucullata Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 1: 444 (1810)
= Dipera cucullata Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 696 (1826)
species :
Disperis decipiens Verdc.; Kew Bull. 30(4): 605 (1975 publ. 1976)
Distribution: S-Tanzania
25 TAN
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disperis dicerochila Summerh.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3272 (1935)
Distribution: E- & SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
species :
Disperis discifera H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 5: 222 (1936)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana)
29 MDG
variant :
var. borbonica (H.Perrier) Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 65 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar; La Réunion
29 MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis borbonica H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 5: 228 (1936)
= Disperis guttata Frapp.; Orchid. Réunion, Cat. Espèces Indig. 10 (1880), nomen
= Disperis guttata Frapp. ex Cordem.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 254 (1895)
species :
Disperis disiformis Schltr.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 47 (1893)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Disperis egregia Summerh.; Kew Bull. 7: 464 (1951 publ. 1952)
Distribution: SE-Kenya; NE-Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disperis elaphoceras Verdc.; Kew Bull. 41(1): 54 (1986)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Disperis erucifera H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 5: 226 (1936)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis falcatipetala P.J.Cribb & la Croix; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 85 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
species :
Disperis fanniniae Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 46 (1863)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
species :
Disperis galerita Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 103 (1878)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Disperis hildebrandtii Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 73, et Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 39: 449 (1881)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana); Comores
29 COM MDG
species :
Disperis humblotii Rchb.f.; Flora (Regensburg) 68: 377 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana); Comores (Anjouan, Grande Comore)
29 COM MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis comorensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 429 (1898)
species :
Disperis johnstonii Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 291 (1898)
Distribution: Mali; Togo; Nigeria; W-Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Ethiopia; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (E-KwaZulu-Natal)
22 MLI NGA TOG 23 CMN CON ZAI 24 ETH 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis stolzii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 548 (1915)
= Disperis szolc-rogozinskiana Szlach. & Kowalk.; Polish Bot. J. 53(1): 2 (2008) [fide Lebrun & Stork 2016]
species :
Disperis kamerunensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 431 (1897)
Distribution: W-Cameroon
23 CMN
Remarks: Subgen. Disperis
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis preussii Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 291 (1897)
species :
Disperis katangensis Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 384 (1931)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; E-Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
variant :
var. minor Verdc.; Kew Bull. 22: 93 (1968)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Disperis kerstenii Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 102 (1878)
Distribution: NE-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Disperis kilimanjarica Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 400 (1895)
Distribution: Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
23 BUR RWA 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM
species :
Disperis lanceana H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 5: 223 (1936)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Disperis lanceolata Bosser & la Croix; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 81 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar (Ankazobe)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis latigaleata H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 36 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toliara)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis leuconeura Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 549 (1915)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; S-Zambia; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
species :
Disperis lindleyana Rchb.f.; Flora (Regensburg) 48: 181 (1865)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Disperis macowanii Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 77 (1885)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; N-Malawi; South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov., W-KwaZulu-Natal)
25 TAN 26 MLW 27 SAF
species :
Disperis majungensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 108 (1924)
Distribution: Madagascar (Mahajanga)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis masoalensis P.J.Cribb & la Croix; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 82 (2002)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Disperis meirax Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 103 (1878)
Distribution: N-Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Disperis micrantha Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 370 (1838)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Disperis mildbraedii Schltr. ex Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 253, descr. (1933)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; W-Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
22 NGA 23 BIO CMN
Remarks: Subgen. Disperis
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis mildbraedii Schltr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-11), Bot. 2: 180 (1922), nomen
species :
Disperis mozambicensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 428 (1898)
Distribution: C-Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Disperis natascha-oppeltiae Eb.Fisch., Killmann, Delep. & J.-P.Lebel; Orchidee (Hamburg) 63(4): 277 (2012)
Distribution: Rwanda
23 RWA
Conservation Status: known only from type collected in 2007
species :
Disperis neilgherrensis Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] t. 1719 (1852)
Distribution: China (Hongkong); Ryukyu Isl.; S-Taiwan (incl. Lan Yu Isl.); India (Meghalaya, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Shan); Thailand; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores); Moluccas (Tanimbar); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Palau (Babeldaob)
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 40 IND SRL 41 MYA THA 42 JAW LSI MOL NWG PHI 62 PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis javanica J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 14: 19 (1914)
= Disperis lantauensis S.Y.Hu; Chung Chi J. 11(1): 17 (1972)
= Disperis monophylla Blatt. ex C.E.C.Fisch.; Fl. Madras 3: 1477 (1928)
= Disperis orientalis Fukuy.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 1: 17 (1936)
= Disperis palawensis (Tuyama) Tuyama; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 54: 267 (1940)
= Disperis papuana Michol. & Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 844 (1900)
= Disperis philippinensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 436 (1911)
= Disperis rhodoneura Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 81 (1905)
= Disperis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 422 (1925)
= Disperis teleplana F.Maek.; J. Jap. Bot. 10: 308 (1974)
= Disperis tripetaloides Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 371 (1838) [p. p.]
= Disperis walkerae Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 101 (1876)
= Disperis zeylanica Trimen; J. Bot. 23: 245 (1885)
= Disperis zeylanica var. neilgherrensis (Wight) Pradhan; Indian Orchids 1: 42 (1976)
= Pantlingia palawensis (Tuyama) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 434 (1983)
= Stigmatodactylus palawensis Tuyama; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 53: 57 (1939)
species :
Disperis nemorosa Rendle; J. Bot. 33: 297 (1895)
Distribution: ?E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; SW-Angola; Zambia; Malawi
25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis centrocorys Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 549 (1915)
species :
Disperis nitida Summerh.; Kew Bull. 11: 222 (1956)
Distribution: W-Cameroon
23 CMN
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
species :
Disperis oppositifolia Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 11: n. 6 (1801)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Toliara); Comores (Grande Comore, Mayotte); Mauritius; La Réunion
29 COM MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dryopeia oppositifolia (Sm.) Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 1-3 (1822)
= Dryorchis antidris Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 1 (1822), nom. superfl.
variant :
var. mascarenensis Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 24(1): 58 (2002)
Distribution: +Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU REU
species :
Disperis oxyglossa Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 76 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disperis paludosa Harv. ex Lindl.; London J. Bot. 1: 14 (1842)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disperis parviflora Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 547 (1915)
Distribution: W-Cameroon; S-Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
23 CMN 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Disperis perrieri Schltr.; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 160 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis purpurata Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 55 (1876)
subspecies :
subsp. purpurata
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis namaquensis Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 486 (1884)
subspecies :
subsp. pallescens Bruyns; S. African J. Bot. 55(5): 494 (1989)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Disperis pusilla Verdc.; Kew Bull. 22: 94 (1968)
Distribution: E- & SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Kenya; W-Tanzania; N-Zambia
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ZAM
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
species :
Disperis raiilabris Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 491 (1939)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
species :
Disperis reichenbachiana Welw. ex Rchb.f.; Flora (Regensburg) 48: 180 (1865)
Distribution: São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Congo [Brazzaville]; N-Central African Republic; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 ANN BUR CAF CON SAO ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis fayi Szlach. & Kowalk.; Polish Bot. J. 53(1): 1 (2008) (fide Lebrun & Stork 2016)
species :
Disperis reklieberae Eb.Fisch., Killmann, Delep. & J.-P.Lebel; Orchidee (Hamburg) 62(1): 21 (2011)
Distribution: Rwanda
23 RWA
species :
Disperis renibractea Schltr.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 252 (1924)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Disperis saxicola Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 110 (1924)
Distribution: Madagascar (Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis similis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 111 (1924)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
species :
Disperis stefan-jetteri Eb.Fisch., Killmann, Delep. & Lebel; Orchidee (Hamburg) 66(6): 454 (2015)
Distribution: Rwanda
23 RWA
species :
Disperis stenoplectron Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 102 (1878)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis anomala Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 333 (1899)
= Disperis natalensis Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 297 (1913)
species :
Disperis thomensis Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 458 (1937)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; ?Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR SIE TOG 23 BIO CMN SAO ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Remarks: Subgen. Disperis
species :
Disperis thorncroftii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. No. 50 19 (1895)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
species :
Disperis togoensis Schltr.; Westafrik. Kautschuk-Exped. 274 (1900), nomen, et Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 2 (1905)
Distribution: Togo; Benin; ?SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Uganda; NE-Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique
22 BEN TOG 23 CMN GAB ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ
Remarks: Subgen. Disperella
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis atacorensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 622 (1920), nomen
= Disperis cardiopetala Summerh.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3270 (1935)
= Disperis cordata Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 252 (1933), nom. illeg.
species :
Disperis tomaszii Szlach., Grochocka, Dudek & Oledrz.; Pl. Syst. Evol. 304(2): 236 (2017)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Disperis trilineata Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 112 (1924)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana); Comores (Anjouan)
29 COM MDG
species :
Disperis tripetaloides (Thouars) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 371 (1838)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Toliara); Mauritius; La Réunion; Rodrigues; Îles Glorieuses; Seychelles (Mahé Isl., Silhouette Isl., Praslin Isl.); Agalega Isl.
29 AGA MAU MDG REU ROD SEY
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis afzelii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 326 (1918) [type lost]
= Dryopeia tripetaloides Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 1-3 (1822)
= Dryorkis triodris Thouars; Hist. Orchid.: Troisième Tabl. Esp. (1822), nom. superfl.
species :
Disperis tysonii Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 79 (1885) (tysoni)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Free State, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis bicolor Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 300 (1913)
= Disperis kermesina Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 297 (1913)
species :
Disperis uzungwae Verdc.; Kew Bull. 41(1): 56 (1986)
Distribution: C-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Disperis villosa (L.f.) Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 220 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Arethusa villosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 405 (1781)
= Dipera villosa (L.f.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 696 (1826)
species :
Disperis virginalis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 431 (1898)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis nelsonii Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 311 (1913)
species :
Disperis wealei Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 103 (1878) (wealii)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis flava Rolfe; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 5(3): 301 (1913)
= Disperis gracilis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. No. 50 44 (1895)
species :
Disperis woodii Bolus; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 78 (1885)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal, E-Cape Prov.); La Réunion
27 SAF 29 REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Disperis stenoglossa Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. No. 50 19 (1895)
= Disperis mkenii Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 47 (1863), nomen
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


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