Disperis paludosa Harv. ex Lindl. 1842 SUBGENUS Disperis Photo by © Marland Holderness and his Flickr Website

Botanical Drawing Drawing by © Harry Bolus

EARLY

Common Name The Pale Disperis

Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]

Found insouthern and southeastern Cape Province South Africa in marshy restio-veld at elevations of 600 to 1800 meters as a slender, medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with 2 to 4 linear, erect leaves that blooms in the spring through early summer on an erect, terminal, to 16" [to 40 cm] long, laxly 1 to 5 flowered inflorescence

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982 photo fide; Orchids of Southern Africa Linder & Kurzwell 1999 photo fide;

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