Orchidaceae
Satyrium

Satyrium volkensii Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 425 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Kenya and Zimbabwe. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 24: 425 (1897).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 47 (1959).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 267 (1898).
  • Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 24: 425 (1897).
  • Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 31: 180 (1901), excl. S. chlorocorys.
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 201(1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 8: 577 (1954).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 29 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 26, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabina, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW87] Zambia K001417560 Yes
Nov 26, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW133] Zambia K001417561 Yes
Nov 26, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW137] Zambia K001417562 Yes
Dec 11, 2017 Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K.l Kunda, V. [RB 447] Zambia K:SPC-78735.000 No
Apr 15, 1964 Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [595] Kenya K000416109 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 15, 1964 Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [595] Kenya K000416108 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Maitland, T.D. [1366] Cameroon K000106552 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Cheso.; Atem.; Barlas.; Guedje.; Charles. [446] Cameroon K001495573 Yes
Richards, H.M. [4009A] Zambia K:SPC-26781.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4149] Zambia K:SPC-26777.000 No
Chase, N.C. [314] Zimbabwe K:SPC-24705.000 No
Richards, H.M. [7960] Zambia K:SPC-23785.000 No
Ball, J.S. [615] Zimbabwe K:SPC-24698.000 No
Richards, H.M. [13906] Tanzania K:SPC-03012.000 No
[13828] Zambia K:SPC-36507.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [097] Zambia K:SPC-24545.000 No
Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30324 b] Cameroon K000106553 Yes
Volkens, G. [270] Tanzania K000416110 Type Yes
Schaijes, M. [2160] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48948.000 No
Brunt, M.A. [451] Cameroon K000106554 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1241] Malawi K:SPC-24544.000 No
Williamson, G. [242] Zambia K:SPC-33799.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3525] Zambia K:SPC-24550.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10440] Tanzania K:SPC-36770.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2138] Zambia K:SPC-23786.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-36492.000 No
Richards, H.M. [14154] Tanzania K:SPC-05783.000 No
Piers, F. [P.58] Kenya K:SPC-23787.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0