Satyrium monadenum Schltr.

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Satyrium monadenum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between Dam 2 and dam 3, Nyika National Park

Satyrium monadenum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between Dam 2 and dam 3, Nyika National Park

Satyrium monadenum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between Dam 2 and dam 3, Nyika National Park

Satyrium monadenum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between Dam 2 and dam 3, Nyika National Park

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Status: Native
Description:
Terrestrial herb 30–60 cm, high, sometimes forming colonies; tubers globose to ovoid, 1.5–2 cm long, hairy. Sterile shoot with 3-4 leaves, usually developing at flowering time, the lowest 2 sheath-like, the terminal one lanceolate, c. 5 cm long. Flowering stem purplish in upper half with 6–7 loosely sheathing leaves up to 7 cm long. Inflorescence densely many-flowered, 9–15 cm long. Flowers rich carmine-red; bracts to 25 mm long at base of inflorescence, reflexed, tinged red. Sepals and petals spreading and projecting forwards, joined to each other and lip for about a third of their length. Median sepal narrowly oblong, 12–14 mm long, rounded; lateral sepals similar but broader and oblique. Petals similar to median sepal. Lip hooded with a wide mouth, 10–12 mm long, slightly reflexed at the apex. Spurs slender, 12–15 mm long, parallel to ovary.
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Habitat: Seasonally wet montane grassland
Altitude range: Above 2100 m
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Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, northern Malawi and Zambia (Nyika only)
Malawi distribution: N
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Content last updated: Saturday 23 March 2019
Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 230 - 231. (Includes a picture).

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).

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 209.

La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 137. (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 93 - 94. (Includes a picture).

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Satyrium monadenum.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=209540, retrieved 28 March 2024

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