Satyrium cristatum var. cristatum Kraenzl.

Variety

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Characteristics

Plants erect, usually slender; stems glabrous, (140-) 240-400 (-550) mm tall; leaves 2, rarely 3, spreading near the ground, lamina ovate to elliptic. Inflorescences dense and slender, (8-) 15-40 (-85)-flowered; bracts fully deflexed, 2-3 times the length of the 4-9 mm long, rather stout ovary. Flowers borne close to the stem, perianth white with bright purple-red to brownish red blotches and lines on the sepals, petals and inside of lip. Sepals 6-10 mm long, c. 1/2 fused to petals and lip, joindy often forming a shallow sac. Lip entrance 3-6 mm tall, spurs half the length of the ovary, 3-7 mm long. Viscidia terminal or rarely subterminal, semi-orbicular; stigma flap broadly semi-orbicular, c. 1 mm long; rostellum obtuse, c. 1 mm long.
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Herb, up to 0.55 m high. Leaves basal, spreading near soil surface. Flowers: bracts deflexed at anthesis; sepals and petals fused with lip for ± half their length and usually forming a shallow sac beneath column; lip entrance 3-6 mm high; spurs often shorter than ovary, 3-7 mm long; perianth white with red markings; Jan.-Mar.
Terrestrial herb, up to 0.55 m high. Sepals and petals fused with lip for ± half their length and usually forming a shallow sac beneath column. Lip entrance 3-6 mm high. Spurs often shorter than ovary, 3-7 mm long. Flowers white with purple to brownish red lines and blotches.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.55
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Soil humidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Satyrium cristatum var. cristatum world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171362-1
WFO ID wfo-0000304695
COL ID 7YYLZ
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Synonyms

Satyrium pentadactylum Satyrium cristatum var. cristatum