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Satyrium stenopetalum Lindl.

Species

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Characteristics

Plants (150-) 220-400 (-560) mm tall; leaves stiff-textured, basal, suberect, elliptic, 20-80 mm long. Inflorescences rather lax, (5-) 10-16 (-27)-flowered; bracts erect, minutely ciliolate, 0.9-2 times the length of the 12-21 mm long ovary. Flowers white, faintly tinged cream, with traces of pink. Sepals free almost to the base where they unite to form a short mentum, gradually recurving above; median sepal lanceolate, 5-13 mm long; lateral sepals similar. Petals similar but more recurved. Lip spurs green to brown towards the apex, 9-30 mm long. Pollinia with orbicular viscidia; stigma quadrate to broadly obovate, truncate to emarginate, c. 2 mm tall; rostellum about as long as the stigma.
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Plants terrestrial, slender, 0.15-0.56 m high. Leaves basal, suberect, stiff-textured, elliptic, 20-80 mm long. Inflorescence lax, 10-16-flowered; bracts erect, ciliolate. Flowers white faintly tinged cream or pink. Sepals free almost to base, lanceolate, recurving, 5-13 mm long. Petals similar to sepals but more recurved. Lip with large 4 mm long apical flap, bent backwards; spur green to brown, 9-30 mm long. Flowering time Sept.-Nov., after fire.
Slender or robust, tuberous geophyte to 60 cm. Leaves stiff-textured, basal, suberect, elliptic, bracts erect. Flowers rather few in a lax raceme, white, sepals 5-13 mm long, spurs 9-30 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) 0.08 - 0.28
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-8
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Images

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Distribution

Satyrium stenopetalum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:657113-1
WFO ID wfo-0000304904
COL ID 79Q9H
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Synonyms

Satyrium stenopetalum

Lower taxons

Satyrium stenopetalum subsp. brevicalcaratum Satyrium stenopetalum subsp. stenopetalum
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