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Satyrium orbiculare
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Petra Ballings
Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 15–35 cm high; tubers almost globose to ellipsoid, 6–2 mm long, densely hairy. Basal leaves 2, appressed to the ground, more or less round to kidney-shaped, 4–6 cm wide; stem with 4–7 loosely sheathing leaves up to 3 cm long. Inflorescence fairly densely several-many-flowered, 5–7 cm long. Flowers bright orange-red, spurs paler at tips; bracts reflexed, 15 mm long at base of inflorescence. Sepals and petals spreading or slightly decurved. Median sepal oblanceolate, 7–8.5 mm long; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, 6-8 mm long. Petals oblanceolate, 5–7.5 mm long. Lip very convex, 6–7 mm long, wide-mouthed with a dorsal keel. Spurs 9–10 mm long, slender. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | orbiculare: orbicular, spherical, round, referring to the basal leaves. |
| Habitat: | Montane grassland and woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 1650 - 2250 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 28 March 2019 |
| 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). Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Page 391. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 203. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 132. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 124. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Burundi: Satyrium orbiculareFlora of the DRC: Satyrium orbiculare
Flora of Rwanda: Satyrium orbiculare
Flora of Zambia: Satyrium orbiculare
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Satyrium orbiculareBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Satyrium orbiculare
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Satyrium orbiculare
Plants of the World Online: Satyrium orbiculare
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