Orchidaceae
Satyrium

Satyrium fimbriatum Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 343 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to E. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

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 Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, E. Afr. Orch.: 102, fig. 58 (1951)
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 45 (1959).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1932: 343 (1932)
  • Summerh. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 33, t. 3240 (1934).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 34 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2848] Tanzania K:SPC-26768.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2171] Kenya K:SPC-24569.000 No
Williams, J.G. [E.A.12320] Kenya K:SPC-22765.000 No
Polhill, R.M. [416] Kenya K:SPC-25352.000 No
Piers, F. [P.44] Kenya K:SPC-26782.000 No
Honore, E.J. [1877] Kenya K000416073 Type Yes
Copley, H. [48] Kenya K:SPC-22986.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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