| Home | > | List of families | > | Orchidaceae | > | Satyrium |
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. Mozambique: 10 taxa. |
 |
Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| breve Rolfe | MS | Description, Image |
| chlorocorys Rolfe | MS | Description, Image |
| flavum la Croix[NrEnd][VU] | MS | |
| kitimboense Kraenzl. | N | Description, Image |
| longicauda Lindl. | MS | Description, Image |
| macrophyllum Lindl. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| neglectum Schltr. var. neglectum | MS | Description, Image |
| sphaerocarpum Lindl. | M | |
| trinerve Lindl. | T | Description, Image |
| volkensii Schltr. | MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Satyrium:
Our websites:
Flora of Burundi: SatyriumFlora of the DRC: Satyrium
Flora of Malawi: Satyrium
Flora of Rwanda: Satyrium
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
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
| Home | > | List of families | > | Orchidaceae | > | Satyrium |