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Satyrium acutirostrum Summerh. Satyrium neglectum Schltr. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) A.V. Hall Satyrium woodii Schltr. |
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Status: | Native |
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Robust terrestrial herb to 90 cm tall. Sterile shoot with 3-4 leaves. Flowering stem with c. 10 imbricate sheathing leaves. Inflorescence 7-26 x 3-3.5 cm, densely many-flowered. Flowers orange, apricot-yellow or salmon-red. Sepals and petals decurved, joined to each other and lip in basal quarter. Median sepal 7-11 mm, oblanceolate; lateral sepals longer, broader. Petals similar to median sepal. Lip thick-textured with a wide mouth, very convex and hooded with the apex reflexed. Spurs 13-17 mm long, slender. Column 7-11 m tall. |
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Habitat: | Montane grassland |
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Worldwide distribution: | Sudan, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 15 June 2017 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 335. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 70. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 392 - 393. (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 85. as Satyrium acutirostrum La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 209. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 140. (Includes a picture). 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 98. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 124. Also as Satyrium neglectum subsp. woodii Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 159 - 160. As Satyrium woodii (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 94. as Satyrium acutirostrum (Includes a picture). |
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