FZ.21. Satyrium
Description of the genus
Terrestrial herbs, growing from tubers. Leaves ± basal on the flowering stem or on a separate shoot with sheathing leaves along the flowering stem. Inflorescence few to many-flowered; bracts often large and reflexed. Flowers non-resupinate. Petals and sepals similar, often partly united with the lip. Lip forming a hood with broad or narrow mouth, 2-spurred from the base; spurs rarely 0. Column inside the lip; pollinia 2. Worldwide: Over 100 species, mostly in Africa, with 5 in Madagascar and 2 in Asia. Malawi: 31 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| afromontanum la Croix & P.J. Cribb [End] | S | |
| amblyosaccos Schltr. | N,S | Description, Image |
| anomalum Schltr. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| breve Rolfe | N,S | Description, Image |
| buchananii Schltr. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| carsonii Rolfe | N | Description, Image |
| chlorocorys Rolfe | N,S | Description, Image |
| compactum Summerh. | N,S | |
| confusum Summerh. | C,S | |
| coriophoroides A. Rich. | N,C | Description, Image |
| crassicaule Rendle | N,S | Description, Image |
| ecalcaratum Schltr. | S | |
| hallackii Bolus subsp. ocellatum (Bolus) A.V. Hall | S | Description, Image |
| kitimboense Kraenzl. | N,C | Description, Image |
| longicauda Lindl. | C | Description, Image |
| macrophyllum Lindl. | N,S | Description, Image |
| microcorys Schltr. | N | |
| monadenum Schltr. | N | Description, Image |
| neglectum Schltr. var. neglectum | N,S | Description, Image |
| oliganthum Schltr. | N,S | |
| orbiculare Rolfe | N | Description, Image |
| paludosum Rchb. f. | N,C | Description, Image |
| princeae Kraenzl. | N | |
| rhynchanthoides Schltr. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| riparium Rchb. f. | N,C | Description, Image |
| sceptrum Schltr. | N | Description, Image |
| schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. | ||
| shirense Rolfe [NrEnd] | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| sphaeranthum Schltr. | N | |
| trinerve Lindl. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| volkensii Schltr. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zambia: Satyrium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Satyrium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SatyriumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Satyrium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Satyrium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Satyrium
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Satyrium
JSTOR Plant Science: Satyrium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Satyrium
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Tropicos: Satyrium
Wikipedia: Satyrium