Disperis kamerunensis Schltr. (1897:431)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Disperis preussii Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 291 (1898)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Murphy et al., 2023:16; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: September 1891 (Murphy et al., 2023:16); 1930 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Buea, Mt. Cameroon, Cameroon
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
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Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Kurzweil, H. and Manning, J.C. (2005). A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae). Adansonia, III, 27: 155-207.
Murphy, Bruce, Onana, Jean Michel, Burgt, Xander M. van der, Ngansop Tchatchouang, Eric, Williams, Jenny, Tchiengué, Barthélemy and Cheek, Martin. (2023). Important Plant Areas of Cameroon. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 302 pp. [automatic download]
POWO. (2024). Disperis kamerunensis Schltr. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 6 April 2024]