Satyrium hallackii Bolus
subsp. ocellatum (Bolus) A.V. Hall

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Synonyms:	Satyrium nutans Kraenzl. Satyrium ocellatum Bolus
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Status:	Native
Description:	Robust terrestrial herb up to 1 m tall. Leaves 8-10, lowest sheath-like, next 2-4 large, up to 28 × 7 cm, broadly lanceolate; remaining leaves much smaller, becoming bract-like along the stem. Inflorescence 10-24 cm long, fairly densely many-flowered. Bracts up to 25 mm long, reflexed. Flowers white, sometimes flushed with pink. Sepals and petals pointing forward. Lip convex, forming a wide-mouthed hood; spurs 30-65 mm long.
Notes:	Zimbabwean material, formerly included under S. hallackii subsp. ocellatum (Bolus) A.V. Hall. normally has longer spurs than that from South Africa or Malawi and the flowers are mostly white in stead of rose-pink, pink or mauve. It has recently been placed under a newly described subsp. ballii (van der Niet & P.J.Cribb) van der Niet & P.J.Cribb, (KB 61-2, 2006). It is not clear whether all known Zimbabwean specimens now fall under subsp. ballii* in which case subsp. ocellatum is longer be a Zimbabwean taxon. () In the original publication (van der Niet & P.J.Cribb in Kew Bulletin 61-2: 261, 2006) the new taxon was erroneously described as S. hallackii* var. ballii van der Niet & P.J.Cribb. This was later rectified as S. hallackii subsp. ballii (van der Niet & P.J.Cribb) van der Niet & P.J.Cribb
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Habitat:	Occurring in vleis and marshy areas.
Altitude range: (metres)	1000 - 1360 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Subsp. ocellatum also occurs in Malawi and South Africa but the newly described subsp. ballii is restricted to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E
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Images last updated:	Thursday 24 November 2011
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 49. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 70. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 85. As Satyrium ocellatum La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 206 - 208. as Satyrium hallackii subsp. ocellatum La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 137. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 97. Van der Niet, T. & Cribb, P.J. (2006). Additions to the Orchid Flora of Angola, Tanzania and Zimbabwe Kew Bulletin 61(2) Pages 261 - 262. as Satyrium hallackii var. ballii (Includes a picture).

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