Satyrium hallackii subsp. ocellatum (Bolus) A.V.Hall

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Plants (190-) 300-450 (-620) mm tall; leaves 4-6, cauline, partly erect, with a gradual transition to the sheaths, narrowly oblong to elliptic-oblong, acute, 70-200 mm long. Inflorescences dense to rather well spaced, (6-) 20-50 (-70)-flowered; bracts slightly to partly deflexed, margins glabrous, 1-3 times the length of the 9-12 mm long ovary. Flowers pink. Sepals fused to the petals and lip in their lower 1/4, 6.5-10.5 mm long, petals similar. Lip spurs slender, from a shortly conical base, 15-31 mm long. Stigma broadly oblong, 1 mm high; rostellum with obscure lateral lobes, with distinct appendix.
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Plants terrestrial, stout and fleshy, 0.19-0.62 m high. Leaves 4-6, cauline, partly erect, oblong to elliptic-oblong, acute, 70-200 mm long. Inflorescence dense, 20-50-flowered; bracts slightly deflexed, margins glabrous. Flowers pink. Sepals 6-10 mm long, partly fused to petals and lip, oblong, obtuse, forming loose tube with lip, deflexed. Petals similar. Lip taller than deep, apical flap 1 mm long, rounded, bent back; spur slender, 7-31 mm long. Flowering time Dec.-Feb.
Herb, up to 0.6 m high. Leaves narrowly oblong to elliptic-oblong, cauline, suberect, merging gradually into sheaths. Flowers: dense or more usually well-spaced; bracts deflexed at anthesis; lip with sides semi-orbicular at aperture; spurs appearing abruptly at base of lip, 15-31 mm long; sepals usually 8-11 mm long; perianth variously pink or white; Dec.-Mar.
Terrestrial herb, up to 0.6 m high. Flowers dense or more usually well-spaced. Spurs 15-31 mm long. Sepals usually 8-11 mm long. Flowers white, pink or deep pink.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Satyrium hallackii subsp. ocellatum world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:921449-1
WFO ID wfo-0000304745
COL ID 7YKQ9
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Synonyms

Satyrium nutans Satyrium ocellatum Satyrium hallackii subsp. ocellatum