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Satyrium kitimboense
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Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Majuni district, Niassa Province.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Majuni district, Niassa Province.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Majuni district, Niassa Province.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Majuni district, Niassa Province.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Majuni district, Niassa Province.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Majuni district, Niassa Province.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust terrestrial herb, 35-75 cm high. Basal leaves 2, appressed to the ground, broadly ovate to kidney-shaped; leves along the stem 3-6, sheathing, up to 7 cm long. Inflorescence c. 10 cm long, up to 12-flowered. Flowers white with green tipped spurs. Petals and median sepal 18-23 cm long, oblanceolate; lip 16-23 c, long, very convex with a wide mouth; spurs 24-35 mm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | kitimboense: from kitumbo in Southeastern Katanga, DRC, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | Open woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 800 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 23 February 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 333. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. misspelled as S. ketumbense La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 201 - 203. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 131 - 132. (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 Pages 186 - 187. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). |
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