Disperis circumflexa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Disperis
Species
Disperis circumflexa
Scientific Name
Disperis circumflexa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Disperis circumflexa

Disperis circumflexa é uma espécie de orquídea terrestre que existe na África do Sul. São plantas de raízes dotadas de pequenos tubérculos ovoides pubescentes, dos quais nascem caules com folhas macias bastante pequenas ao longo de seu comprimento. A inflorescência é terminal com flores ressupinadas. A sépala dorsal, fica disposta junto às pétalas formando conjunto ereto e côncavo. O labelo tem uma garra na base e encontra-se soldado ao pé da pequena coluna, que contém duas polínias. As flores secretam óleo, recolhido por abelhas rediviva, da família Melittidae, que polinizam as flores ao levarem as polínias em sua pernas. É a espécie-tipo de Disperis e tem duas subespécies, circumflexa e aemula.

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