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Disperis
Sign in to saveDisperis is a genus of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 78 species. Most of the species are from tropical and southern Africa, as well as Indian Ocean islands. A few are native to the tropical or the warmer subtropical regions of Asia and Malesia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 84
- With media
- 46
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- GH, A, AMES, CAS, RSA, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Uganda, India, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, GuinéE FrançAise, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Brownleeinae
- Image
- Disperis capensis 1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Disperis
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- Category:Disperis
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- taxon common name
- 双袋兰属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Range and variation
- Pollination
- Relationships
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Disperis is a genus of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 78 species. Most of the species are from tropical and southern Africa, as well as Indian Ocean islands. A few are native to the tropical or the warmer subtropical regions of Asia and Malesia.
==Etymology== The genus name Disperis derives from the ancient greek (), meaning "twice", and (), meaning "bag", "pouch", because of to the pouches formed by the lateral sepals.
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