Disperis monophylla Blatt. ex C.E.C.Fisch. (1928:1477)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: May 1917 (Yadav et al., 2024:179,180)
Rediscovered on 13 July 2024 (Yadav et al., 2024:183)
Distribution & Habitat
Tamil Nadu, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fischer C. E. C. (1928). Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Vol. 3(8). London.
Other references:
Blatter, E. (1928). A list of orchids, with some new species from the High wavy Mountains (Madura District). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 32: 518-523.
Kar, T., Mohan, M. and Mandal, K. K. (2017). Disperis and Epipogium (Orchidaceae): two new generic record for the flora of Odisha. Nelumbo 59: 159-163.
Karuppusamy, S., Prasad, K. and Pullaiah, T. (2022). Orchids of Tamil Nadu, India. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India.
Kurzweil, H. and Manning, J. C. (2005). A synopsis of the genus Disperis Sw. (Orchidaceae). Adansonia Ser. 3 27: 155-207.
Narasimhan, D. and Irwin, S. J. (2021). Flowering plants of Tamil Nadu: a Compendium. Cape Earth Trust, Chennai.
Nayar, T. S., Begam, A. R. and Sibi, M. (2014). Flowering Plants of The Western Ghats, India. Vol. 1. Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Press, Thiruvananthapuram.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 22 December 2024]
Yadav, P. Bharath Simha, Karuppusamy, S. and Chelladurai, V. (2024). Rediscovery and taxonomy of a rare species Disperis monophylla (Orchidaceae). Environmental and Experimental Biology 22: 179-183. http://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.22.17