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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. Zambia: 26 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| amblyosaccos Schltr. | N,W,E | Description, Image |
| anomalum Schltr. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| breve Rolfe | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| buchananii Schltr. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| carsonii Rolfe | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| chlorocorys Rolfe | E | Description, Image |
| compactum Summerh. | B,N,C | |
| coriophoroides A. Rich. | N,W,E | Description, Image |
| crassicaule Rendle | N,E | Description, Image |
| elongatum Rolfe | N | |
| kitimboense Kraenzl. | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| microcorys Schltr.[VU] | E | |
| monadenum Schltr. [VU] | E | Description, Image |
| neglectum Schltr. var. brevicalcar Summerh. | ||
| oliganthum Schltr. | B,N,C | |
| orbiculare Rolfe | N,E | Description, Image |
| paludosum Rchb. f. | W,C | Description, Image |
| princeae Kraenzl. [VU] | E | |
| rhynchanthoides Schltr. | N,E | Description, Image |
| riparium Rchb. f. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| sceptrum Schltr. | E | Description, Image |
| schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. | ||
| shirense Rolfe [NrEnd][VU] | E | Description, Image |
| sphaeranthum Schltr. | E | |
| trinerve Lindl. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| volkensii Schltr. | N,W,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Satyrium:
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Flora of Malawi: Satyrium
Flora of Mozambique: Satyrium
Flora of Rwanda: 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
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Satyrium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Satyrium
JSTOR Plant Science: Satyrium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Satyrium
Plants of the World Online: Satyrium
Tropicos: Satyrium
Wikipedia: Satyrium
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