Satyrium comptum Summerh. 1966 SECTION Chlorocorys Specimen by © A Stolz JSTOR Plant Sciences Website

Common Name The Ornamented Satyrium

Flower Size

Found in Tanzania in clefts and niches amongst rocks at elevations around 2650 to 2800 meters as a miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with ovoid to ellipsoid-cylindrical tubers giving rise to an erect, slender stem carrying 4 to 6 altogether, the lowest often sheathlke, the middle 1 to 3, spreading, more or less sub-opposite, lanceolate, ovate, to almost orbicular, acute to obtuse, fleshy, the upper 2 to 3, adpressed and bract-like leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, to 2" [5 cm] long, rather loosely 1 to 8 flowered inflorescence with soon reflexed, lanceolate, acute bracts and carrying white to rose red, fragrant flowers

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Tropical East Africa Part 1 Summerhayes 1968;

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