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
Native toAngola, Assam, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo
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- Parent taxon
- Brownleeinae
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- Etymology
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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.