| Satyrium monophyllum Kraenzl. |
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Protologue : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 284 (1901)  |
| Information on the genus : Satyrium |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Terrestrial herb 15-25 cm tall; tubers ovoid, c. 2 cm long; stem slender, leafy, with a single basal leaf and 4-5 leaf-sheaths above; basal leaf appressed to ground, ovate, heart-shaped; lower stem sheaths larger and looser than upper ones; inflorescence short, to 12-flowered; flowers pale red; bracts reflexed, ovate-lanceolate, ± of length of flowers; sepals ligulate, 3-4 mm long, the laterals longer than dorsal; petals linear, similar to sepals but narrower; all tepals free from base; lip helmet-shaped, compressed; spurs slender, tapering, 10 mm long. |
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| Ecology : |
Grassland; 1900 m alt. |
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Known only from the type (Goetze 810). “The only gathering of this [plant] has been destroyed and the species should be sought for” (Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Orchid. 1: 190-191, 1968). |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°46375 |
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