- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus: Satyrium Sw.
Satyrium crassicaule Rendle
- Genus: Satyrium Sw.
[FZ]
Orchidaceae, I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:1. 1995
- Morphology General Habit
- Robust terrestrial herb to 1 m tall; rootstock short and stout, roots numerous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves imbricate, 8–13 scattered along stem with the largest near the stem base, to 40 × 6 cm, lanceolate, semi-spreading, heavily veined; the upper leaves gradually decreasing in size becoming erect and sheath-like.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence c. 30 × 3.5 cm, cylindrical, densely many-flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers pale pink.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel and Ovary
- Ovary and pedicel c. 10 mm long, curved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts c. 25 mm long at base of inflorescence, reflexed, slightly pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Sepals and petals projecting forwards and slightly decurved, joined to each other and lip in basal third.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Median sepal 5.5–7 × 1.5–2.5 mm, oblanceolate or elliptical; lateral sepals similar but oblique and c. 3 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals similar to median sepal.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
- Lip 5–6.5 mm long, 7–7.5 mm wide when spread out, very convex and hooded with a wide mouth; spurs 8–12 mm long, slender, parallel to ovary.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
- Column 3–5 mm high; stigma c. 1 × 1.5–2 mm; rostellum mid-lobe spoon-shaped from a narrow base, much longer than side lobes.
[FTEA]
Orchidaceae, V. S. Summerhayes. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- A terrestrial herb 3–12 dm. high, glabrous except for the roots.
- Morphology Roots
- Rootstock short and thick. Roots numerous, in a dense tuft, slender, pubescent.
- Morphology Stem
- Stem erect, slender to robust, up to 1.5 cm. in diameter at the base, terete, leafy along its entire length.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 8–13; lower ones spreading or somewhat erect, in a tuft, broadly lanceolate to ligulate or narrowly ligulate, up to 8–48 cm. long and 2–5(–7.5) cm. broad, the upper 3–5 smaller, sheath-like, adpressed to the stem, lanceolate, acute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence cylindrical, 5–37 cm. long, 2–3.5 cm. in diameter, densely many-flowered; bracts usually refiexed, lanceolate, acute, l–2.5(–4) cm. long, the lower ones often longer than the flowers.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers spreading or curved outwards, pink to mauve or rarely white; pedicel with ovary curved, ± 1 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Sepals and petals projecting forwards or somewhat decurved, united to one another and to the lip in their basal third.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Intermediate sepal narrowly oblanceolate-elliptical, obtuse, 4.5–8 mm. long, 1.5–2.5 mm. broad; laterals obliquely oblong-elliptical, very obtuse, equalling the intermediate but a little broader.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals similar to the intermediate sepal, 4–7 mm. long, ± 1.5 mm. broad; all tepals 2–3-veined.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
- Lip very convex and hooded with a shortly pointed apex and a rather broad mouth, 5–7.5 mm. long and rather broader when spread out, 2-spurred at base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Spur
- Spurs slender, parallel to the ovary, 8–13 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. in diameter at the base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
- Column enclosed in the lip, 3–5 mm. high, the slightly curved stalk equalling the fertile part; anther-loculi pendent, ellipsoid; stigma erect, semi-orbicular, ± 1 mm. high and 1.5–2 mm. broad, rostellum projecting forwards, 3-lobed, the side lobes short, tooth-like, incurved, the middle lobe much larger, spoon-shaped from a narrow base.
- Figures
- Fig. 34, p. 194.
- Habitat
- Damp grasslands or swamps especially by streams, sometimes in running water; grassland at edge of or in glades in montane or bamboo forest; Papyrus swamps at edge of lakes; 1050–3150 m.
- Distribution
- Nigeria and Cameroun Republic eastwards to Ethiopia, Congo Republic, Zambia and Malawi K3 K4 K5 T2 T3 T4 T7 T8 U2 U3 U4
[FWTA]
Orchidaceae, V. S. Summerhayes. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- A terrestrial moderately stout to stout herb up to 31/2 ft. high
- Ecology
- In wet grassy places, marshes or even in water.
Native to:
Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
Satyrium crassicaule Rendle appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2003 | Pollard, B.J. [581], Cameroon | 77349.000 | ||
| Mar 1, 2001 | Pollard, B.J. [240], Cameroon | K000106862 | ||
| Mar 1, 2001 | Cheek, M. [9846], Cameroon | K000106869 | ||
| Aug 1, 1999 | Cheek, M. [9136], Cameroon | K000107015 | ||
| Sep 1, 1972 | Bauer, P.J. [69], Cameroon | K000106546 | ||
| Feb 19, 1964 | Eick [301], Tanzania | K000416081 | Unknown type material | |
| Feb 19, 1964 | Scott Elliot, G.F. [6938], Kenya | K000416084 | Unknown type material | |
| Feb 19, 1964 | Fischer [575] | K000416080 | Unknown type material | |
| Zambia | 1800.031 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [10422], Zambia | 22987.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [7599], Tanzania | 22988.000 | |||
| Copley, H. [122], Kenya | 22990.000 | |||
| Copley, H. [108], Kenya | 22991.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [14236], Tanzania | 23811.000 | |||
| Verdcourt, B. [343], Tanzania | 23812.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [14404], Malawi | 24573.000 | |||
| Ball, J.S. [773], Uganda | 24574.000 | |||
| Ball, J.S. [803], Tanzania | 24575.000 | |||
| Holmes, W.D. [0207], Malawi | 24576.000 | |||
| Trelawny, B. [4382], Kenya | 24577.000 | |||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [8574], Tanzania | 24578.000 | |||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [8311], Tanzania | 24579.000 | |||
| Gillett, J.B. [14927A], Ethiopia | 24580.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [15857], Tanzania | 25382.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [13995], Tanzania | 26770.000 | |||
| Osmaston, H.A. [772], Uganda | 26771.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [14150], Tanzania | 26772.000 | |||
| Tanzania | 29240.000 | |||
| Kenya | 32503.000 | |||
| Bowden, J.K. [72], Nigeria | 32877.000 | |||
| Ash [1860], Ethiopia | 35825.000 | |||
| Tanzania | 37888.000 | |||
| Bridson, D. [166], Rwanda | 41487.000 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 43047.000 | |||
| Schaijes, M. [2776], Congo, DRC | 50395.000 | |||
| Scott Elliot, G.F. [8059], Uganda | K000416082 | |||
| Buchanan, J. [s.n.], Malawi | K000416083 | Unknown type material | ||
| Sanford, W.W. [5515], Cameroon | K000106545 | |||
| Maitland, T.D. [1385], Cameroon | K000106548 |
First published in J. Bot. 33: 295 (1895)
Accepted by
- Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the 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.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- F.T.A. 7: 271.
- in J. Bot. 33: 295 (1895)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Kraenzl. in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 71 (1910).
- Kraenzl., Orch. Gen. et Sp. 1: 698 (1899).
- Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 45 (1959).
- Rendle in Journal of Botany 33: 295 (1895).
- Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 447, t. 63, fig. 28 (1955).
- Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 271 (1898).
- Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 31: 171 (1901), excl. S. nuttii Rolfe.
- Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 530 (1915).
- Schltr. in Fries, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped. 1911–12, 1: 241 (1916).
- Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 417 (1936).
- Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 201 (1968).
- Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 20: 173 (1966)
- Troupin, Fl. Sperm. Parc Nat. Garamba 1: 264 (1956).
- Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 34 (1964).
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