- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus: Satyrium Sw.
Satyrium rhynchanthoides Schltr.
- Genus: Satyrium Sw.
[FZ]
Orchidaceae, I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:1. 1995
- Morphology General Habit
- Slender terrestrial herb 12–32 cm tall; tubers to 3.5 cm long, globose to ellipsoid, woolly.
- Morphology Stem
- Stem leafy with 4–6 leaves.
- Morphology Leaves
- Lowermost 1–2 leaves sheath-like, the next 2–3 leaves borne near the stem base but not appressed to the ground, up to 7 × 2–3 cm, lanceolate, spreading, light green; the upper leaves bract-like.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence c. 8 cm long, laxly 3–25-flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers pale pink or lilac or almost white.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel and Ovary
- Ovary and pedicel c. 10 mm long, curved, slender.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts erect, 10–15 mm long, lanceolate, acute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Sepals and petals spreading forwards or decurved, joined to each other and lip in basal third or quarter.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Median sepal 7–9.5 × 1–2 mm, oblanceolate, obtuse; lateral sepals slightly shorter and c. 3 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals similar to median sepal but slightly shorter.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
- Lip 7–9 mm long, 5–6 mm wide when spread out, very convex, wide-mouthed, the apex recurved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Spur
- Spurs 6–8 mm long, slender, tapering, arched over ovary.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
- Column 5 mm long; stigma 1 × 1.5 mm; rostellum with 3 equal teeth, the middle tooth bifid.
[FTEA]
Orchidaceae, V. S. Summerhayes. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- A terrestrial herb 0.7–3 dm. high, glabrous except for the roots.
- Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
- Tubers globose to ellipsoid or conical-fusiform, 6–32 mm. long, 5–14 mm. in diameter, ± densely tomentose.
- Morphology Roots
- Roots slender, flexuous, pubescent.
- Morphology Stem
- Stem erect, sometimes flexuous, rather slender, leafy.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 4–6; 1 or 2 lowest reduced to sheaths, acute, 2–3 intermediate ± spreading or suberect, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate to broadly elliptical or elliptical-ovate, acute, up to 2.5- 4 cm. long and 1.3–3.2 cm. broad, upper 1 or 2 smaller, adpressed to the stem, lanceolate, acute, often resembling the lower bracts.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence cylindrical, 2.5–13 cm. long, 2.5–3 cm. in diameter, rather loosely 3–25-flowered; bracts erect, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 6–20 mm. long, the lower ones sometimes longer than the flowers.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers spreading or half-spreading, pale pink to lilac or pale mauve; pedicel with ovary curved, slender, 8–11 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Sepals and petals spreading forwards or slightly decurved, united with one another and to the lip in their basal third or quarter.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Intermediate sepal oblong-oblanceolate, obtuse or rounded, 8–9.5 mm. long, nearly 2 mm. broad; laterals obliquely oblanceolate-elliptical, rounded at apex, slightly shorter than the intermediate, ± 3 mm. broad.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals obliquely subspathulate-oblong, truncate at apex, 7.5- 9.5 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. broad; all tepals 2–3-veined.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
- Lip very convex, hooded, ± 7 mm. long, 5–6 mm. broad when spread out.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Spur
- Spurs basal, much curved, diverging from ovary at base but decurved towards apex, slender, 5–8 mm. long, 1–2 mm. in diameter at base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
- Column erect, enclosed in lip, the stalk slender, longer than the fertile part, altogether 5 mm. long; anther-loculi dependent, ellipsoid; stigma erect, broadly semi-orbicular, 1 mm. high, 1.5 mm. broad, rostellum broad, equally 3-toothed, the middle tooth bifid.
- Habitat
- Upland grassland and Brachystegia woodland, especially around rock outcrops; 1900–2400 m.
- Distribution
- T7 T8
Native to:
Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
Satyrium rhynchanthoides Schltr. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robson, N.K.B. [1290], Malawi | 23796.000 | |||
| Holmes, W.D. [0204], Malawi | 23797.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [14304], Tanzania | 23798.000 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [14393], Zambia | 23799.000 | |||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [8986], Tanzania | 24563.000 | |||
| Brummitt, R.K. [9142], Malawi | 25694.221 | |||
| Morris, B. [BM 97], Malawi | 28196.000 | |||
| Gassner, A. [145], Malawi | 46583.000 | |||
| Stolz, A. [1074] | K000416086 | Unknown type material | ||
| Stolz, A. [2435], Tanzania | K000416087 | syntype |
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 529 (1915)
Accepted by
- 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 Tropical East Africa
- Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 529(1915).
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