Disperis neilgherrensis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1719 1851. (Syn: Disperis javanica J.J.Sm.; Disperis lantauensis S.Y.Hu; Disperis orientalis Fukuy.; Disperis palawensis (Tuyama) Tuyama; Disperis papuana Michol. & Kraenzl.; Disperis philippinensis Schltr.; Disperis rhodoneura Schltr.; Disperis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie; Disperis teleplana Maek. [Invalid]; Disperis walkerae Rchb.f.; Disperis zeylanica Trimen; Pantlingia palawensis (Tuyama) Rauschert; Stigmatodactylus palawensis Tuyama); . India to Nansei-shoto, Jawa to Caroline Islands (Palau): Assam, Caroline Is., China Southeast, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand as per POWO; . Distribution: [China, India, Indonesia, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand; SW Pacific islands] (from Flora of China) . Common name: Nilgiri Disperis . Terrestrial herbs with a tuber, stem 10-15 cm tall. Leaves to 10 x 9 mm, ovate, cordate, acute, sessile. Flowers pale-pink or rose, one or two in terminal raceme. Floral bracts, foliaceous, 9 x 6 mm, cordate, acute. Dorsal sepal and petals connated to form a hood over the column; dorsal sepal 9 x 2 mm, linear-lanceolate, 3-veined; lateral sepals 16 x 7 mm, obliquely obovate, obtuse, many-veined; petals 10 x 6 mm, obliquely obovate or elliptic, subacute, 3-veined; lip 5 x 5 mm, anchor shaped, bifid, with two long linear recurved arms with yellow papillae. Flowering and fruiting: May-June Evergreen forests and grasslands South India and Sri Lanka (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Orchidaceae fortnight-pl validate : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 5 authors. Great this is Disperis neilgherensis I think this is Disperis zeylanica.
Orchidaceae Fortnight – Disperis photos : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 2 authors. Please find a photo of a Disperis attached. Wonderful… This should be Desperis zeylanica. Some guy sitting in South Africa studied these two without actually seeing the live specimens. They are very distinct and the first one finds mention in the protologue of second also. Thanks for the id confirmation. If I am not mistaken this one has its brothers and sisters in Africa. Probably they got separated when the continents got formed?! Orchids can travel to greater distances due to their light seeds unlike animals. Disperis is also found in Hong Kong. Indeed they can and they do. At the same time the availability of associated fungi would matter too, I believe.
TSPSEP2015-1_Sharing images of Disperis zeylanica. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) It’s my pleasure to share a few images of this terrestrial orchid, Disperis zeylanica Habit: Herb Habitat:Terrestrial, evergreen forest floor. Sighting: Kuduremukha, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400 msl Date: 1-7-2015 Gorgeous orchid .. Thanks for sharing
TSP-JUN2016-03-391:Images of Disperis zeylanica (Orchidaceae) : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7) It is my pleasure to present a few images of Disperis zeylanica (Orchidaceae) Habit: Herb Habitat:Terrestrial,few plants were epiphytic too. Sighting:Mudigere and Mullaianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1200 msl and 1600 msl respectively Date:03-06-2016 and 04-06-2016 Though basically it is a terrestrial orchid I could see some epiphytic plants as well at Mullaianagiri. (Image 2) wooow .. Incredible images of beautiful orchid yes some terrestrial plants can grow as epiphytes Lovely close ups, …
185-TSP-ID-21APR2021 Kindly re-examine and place this Disperis sp,Orchidaceae,earlier identified as Disperis neilgherrensis vide link Mullaiyanagiri_24-6-2015_for ID assistance. The Online Flora of all known plants (formerly the Plant List) considers Disperis zeylanica as a synonym of Disperis neilgherrensis vide link http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000944775. However, the eflora of india considers that the two taxa are distinct from each other (https://efloraofindia.com/2013/10/25/disperis-zeylanica/) and a few of my uploads are identified as Disperis zeylanica therein. Morphologically I find no discernible difference between the two. I request the experts to kindly elucidate the differences, if at all there are any. Wow so lovely. I want fruits/seeds of this.
Submitting images of a specimen for identification. Date/time: 24-06-2015 / About 12-30 PM Location: Mullaiyanagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1700msl Habitat: Wild, Shola forest fringe Habit; A herb Disperis neilgherrensis Wight
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