Disperis crassicaulis Rchb.f., Linnaea 22: 860 (1850).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Pterygodium biflorum Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 303 (1850).
Description:
Plants 20-50 mm. Leaf 1, prostrate, ovate, 10- 8 × 5-12 mm. Flowers 1-2, yellow, hood yellow yellowish to maroon; median sepal linear, 7-8 × 1 mm, hood shallow, lateral sepals ovate, 6-7 × 4 mm; petals obovate, 6 × 4 mm; lip blade oblong, appendage with two reflexed obtuse lobes and median erect process of similar length, all covered in fimbriate hairs.
Habitat:
Montane grassland and Podocarpus forest at 2000- 2500 m. Flowering from May to August.
Distribution:
Ethiopia.
