Disperis Oppositifolia Group
Description:
Glabrous herbs with opposite leaves. Hood shallow or deep, lateral sepals free or joined in their lower part; lip appendage of two forwardcurved, reflexed or decurved narrow processes, usually pubescent throughout, blade narrowly triangular or lorate, unstalked and without an apical callus. Rostellum arms simple where known.
Distribution:
Madagascar, Mascarenes and Comores.
Species:
| Disperis ciliata Bosser | NW. & NE. Madagascar. |
| Disperis latigaleata H.Perrier | ESE. & SE. Madagascar. |
| Disperis oppositifolia Sm. | W. Indian Ocean. |
| Disperis oppositifolia var. mascarenensis Bosser | Réunion, Mauritius. |
| Disperis oppositifolia var. oppositifolia | W. Indian Ocean. |
| Disperis similis Schltr. | N. & C. Madagascar. |
| Disperis trilineata Schltr. | Comoros, N. Madagascar. |
World Checklist of Monocotyledons. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots/ accessed 1/10/2010
