Disperis uzungwae Verdc., Kew Bull. 41: 56 (1986).
Description:
Plants 100-150 mm. Leaves 2, alternate, elliptic-ovate, 25-45 × 14-30 mm. Flowers several, white; median sepal with curved spur 5 mm long, lateral sepals basally united, elliptic, 3.5-4 × 22.5 mm; petals oblong, ± 3.3 × 1.7 mm; lip hidden in spur, blade lorate, ciliate, appendage linear-oblong, apically erose or bifid.
Habitat:
The type material was collected in a forest clearing on the site of an old fireplace at 750m.
Phenology:
Flowering in April.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Tanzania
References:
A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae), ADANSONIA, sér. 3 - 2005 - 27 (2) : 155-207; A Key to the East African Species of Disperis (Orchidaceae) with Two New Species, Kew Bulletin Vol. 41, No. 1 (1986),
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