Disperis nitida
Disperis nitida is a species of plants (in the family Orchidaceae) endemic to Cameroon which is found in two locations - Manengouba and in the mountainous region of Bamenda. In decline due to deforestation of its unprotected habitat, it is evaluated as a species in critical danger of extinction.[1]
| Disperis nitida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Disperis |
| Species: | D. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Disperis nitida Summerh. | |
References
- "Disperis nitida". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
Bibliography
- Jean-Michel Onana and Martin Cheek, "Disperis nitida Summerh.", in Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon: IUCN Global Assessments, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011, p. 397-398 ISBN 9781842464298
External links
- Disperis nitida media from ARKive
- "Disperis nitida Summerh". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "nv". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- "Disperis nitida Summerh.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via The Plant List.
- "Disperis nitida Summerh.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Disperis nitida Summerhayes". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- Disperis nitida at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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