Satyrium microcorys Schltr.

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Status: Native
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Type location:
Tanzania
Notes: Red data status: VU A2dD2
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Habitat:
Altitude range: 1900 - 2300 m
Flowering time:Feb - May
Worldwide distribution: Southern Tanzania,northern Malawi and northeastern Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Mc
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Red data list status: Vulnerable
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Content last updated: Wednesday 5 August 2015
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.

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 217.

La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 142 - 143. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 124.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1968). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 207.

Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 96 - 97. (Includes a picture).

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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Satyrium microcorys.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=220030, retrieved 29 March 2024

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