Disperis capensis var. brevicaudata Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(3): 303 (1913).
Description:
Differs from the typical variety in the smaller habit, the boat-shaped median sepal and the absence of the lip appendage. The sepal caudae are only 2.5-3 mm long.
Habitat:
Found in the same area as the typical variety and often together with it.
Notes:
The reduction of floral structures may indicate a step in its evolution to autogamy.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
SW. & S. Cape Prov.
References:
A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae), ADANSONIA, sér. 3 - 2005 - 27 (2) : 155-207
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