Entry for Disperis dicerochila Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Entry From
FZ, Vol 11, Part 1, (1995) Author: I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb
Names
Disperis dicerochila Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 33: t. 3272 (1935). —Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Orchidaceae: 223 (1968). —Morris, Epiphyt. Orch. Malawi: 33 (1970). —Moriarty, Wild Fls. Malawi: t. 27, 3 (1975). —Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 80 (1976). —Williamson, Orch. S. Centr. Africa: 103 (1977). —Geerinck in Fl. Afr. Centr., Orchidaceae pt. 1: 232 (1984). —la Croix et al., Orch. Malawi: 156 (1991). TAB. 80. Type from Uganda.
Distribution
Zambia E Nyika Plateau, forest patch near Zambian Rest-house, 2200 m, fl. 15.ii.1987, la Croix 974 (K; MAL).Zimbabwe E Nyanga (Inyanga), Romneydale, 1800 m, fl. 20.iii.1949, Chase 4054 (K; SRGH).Malawi N South Viphya, Chikangawa, 1750 m, fl. 7.iii.1987, Cornelius in la Croix 1006 (K; MAL).Malawi C Dedza Mt., just below peak, 2150 m, fl. 23.ii.1985, la Croix & Jenkins 672 (K).Malawi S Mulanje Mt., Chambe Plateau, in pine plantation, fl. 11.ii.1979, Blackmore, Brummitt & Banda 326 (K; MAL).