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Nilgiri disperis

Disperis neilgherrensis Wight

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Disperis

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Nilgiri disperis: Orchidaceae-Goat face orchid,ஆட்டு முகம் ஆர்கிடு மலர்;terrestrial,flowers pinkish.
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
双袋兰, 雙袋蘭, 蘭嶼草蘭
English
Nilgiri disperis

Synonyms

  • Disperis javanica J.J.Sm.
  • Disperis lantauensis S.Y.Hu
  • Disperis orientalis Fukuy.
  • Disperis palawensis (Tuyama) Tuyama
  • Disperis papuana Michol. & Kraenzl.
  • Disperis philippinensis Schltr.
  • Disperis rhodoneura Schltr.
  • Disperis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie
  • Disperis teleplana Maek.
  • Disperis walkerae Rchb.f.
  • Disperis zeylanica Trimen
  • Disperis zeylanica var. neilgherrensis (Wight) Pradhan
  • Pantlingia palawensis (Tuyama) Rauschert
  • Stigmatodactylus palawensis Tuyama

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.