Disperis capensis (L.) Sw. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Disperis capensis (L.) Sw.

The lectotype of Disperis capensis as designated by Manning in 1999 is the specimen "Orchis Afric. flore singulari herbaceo..." in Herb. Burman (G).

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Disperis

Order

Asparagales

Class

Liliopsida

About Disperis capensis (L.) Sw.

Lectotype (Manning in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 48: 46. 1999): The specimen described as "Orchis Afric. flore singulari herbaceo. D. Oldenl. Mus. Petiv. 280, Raj. tom. 3. p. 286" in the Herb. Burman (G).

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae › Disperis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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