Satyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil

Species

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Characteristics

Plants to 400 mm tall; leaves 2, basal, adpressed to the ground, fleshy, ovate-elliptic, up to 110 mm long, cauline leaves largely sheathing. Inflorescences lax to dense; bracts deflexed, 20-30 x 9-12 mm. Flowers pink with a white patch at the base of the sepals and petals; scent weak, sweet; ovaries 10-15 mm long. Sepals narrow, obtuse, fused to petals in lower lh; 11-14 x 2-4 mm. Petals similar to sepals. Lip galeate, entrance obovate, 910 mm high, 5-8 mm wide, 7-10 mm deep, apical flap 1-2 mm long; spurs 18-22 mm long, longer than the ovary. Gynostemium 11-13 mm long; viscidia globose; stigma c. 2 mm high and 3-4 mm wide; rostellum deeply bifid.
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Tuberous geophyte, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves 2, basal, adpressed to the ground. Flowers deep pink, lip spurs 18-22 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Satyrium pulchrum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1002558-1
WFO ID wfo-0000304865
COL ID 6Y29D
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Synonyms

Satyrium pulchrum